A Change Is Gonna Come

I was born by the river
In a little tent
And just like river, baby
I’ve been running ever since

It’s been a long
Long time coming
And I know
Change is gonna come

It’s been too hard living
But I’m afraid to die
Cause I don’t know what’s up there, baby
Beyond the sky

Well, I go down to my brother
And I say
Brother, help me breathe
But he winds up
Knocking me back down
On my knees, yeah
Yeah!

There’d been times where I thought I
Couldn’t last for long
Now I think I’m able
To carry on

[Chorus]