I was born by the river In a little tent Oh, and just like the river, I´ve been runnin´ Ever since
It´s been a long A long time comin´, but I know A change gon´ come Oh, yes it will
It´s been too hard livin´ But I´m afraid to die ´Cause I don´t know what´s up there Beyond the sky
It´s been a long A long time comin´, but I know A change gon´ come Oh, yes it will
I go to the movie And I go downtown Somebody keep tellin´ me "don´t hang around"
It´s been a long A long time comin´, but I know A change gon´ come Oh, yes it will
Then I go to my brother And I say, "Brother, help me please" But he winds up Knockin´ me Back down on my knees Lor´, there been times that I thought I couldn´t last for long But now I think I´m able to Carry on