Yo (one time) I was born by the river (uh, uh) In a tenement Oh, my poor mother She could hardly pay the rent It's been a long, ha, a long time coming But I know a change is gonna come Oh, yes it will (Two time)Yeah It's been too hard living, huh And I'm afraid to die (why?) I don't know what's out there, yeah, yeah Beyond the sky It's been a long, huh, a long time coming But I know a change is gonna come (oh) Oh yes it will Say it, Wyclef (check it out, say it, uh uh) See, I go to my brother (c'mon, and say what, say what) And I say, brother, help me, please (c'mon, L Boogie) And he winds up, he winds up knocking me, knocking me (uh huh) Yeah, back down on my knees Ohh (three time), it's been times when I didn't think, huh That I would last for long, huh But now we think we're able To carry on It's been a long (uh huh huh huh yeah), yeah, a long time coming But I know a change is gonna come Oh, yes it will Oh This has been the Fugees, oh L Boogie Prazwell, yeah yeah Wyclef The Refugees are out (yes it will, yes it will, yes it will)