Anything we should know about your change? I was born by the river in a little tent Oh and just like the river I've been running ever since It's been a long, a long time coming But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will It's been too hard living but I'm afraid to die 'Cause I don't know what's out there beyond the sky It's been a long, a long time coming But I know a change gonna come Well, I go to the movies and I go downtown Well, some people don't want me to hang around
It's been a long, a long time coming But I know a change gonna come And then I go to see my brother And I ask him to help me please And he winds up knockin' me Back down on my knees There been times that I thought I couldn't last for long But now I think I'm able to carry on It's been a long, a long time coming But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will It's been a long, a long time coming But I know a change gonna come, change gon' come, change gon' come