[Sam Cooke & DMX:] 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 [Hook:] Change gon come Ch-ch-ch-ch-change gon come Ch-ch-ch-ch-change gon come Ch-ch-ch-ch-change gon come Ch-ch-ch-ch-change gon come Ch-ch-ch-ch-change gon come Ch-ch-ch-ch-change gon come [Verse 1: DMX] Man, sh** slipped through the cracks I flipped through the tracks Lay it in the studio, flip through the wax It's time to bring the dark to the light Change gon come but not without a fight n***as say one thing than do another Stab me in the back but say you my brother sh** ain't the same no more, it's different Eh, eh, eh, eh man f** all the riffing I got a point to prove and moves to make Knew for a long time you dudes was fake I know a motherf**ing snake when I see one They look like one and move like one So you gotta be one [Hook] [Verse 2: DMX] Man, I played this game, then played that one Fell for a minute but bounced right back son Can't hold down the dog for long Change gon come, that's the name of the song You know what it is, cause you knew what it was Let a n***a go, I'm a do what it does n***as sellin' they soul just to get a buzz I f**s with you blood, I f**s with you cause I'm out that mob that's built for war BFW, kickin' in the door We don't take no for an answer I'm a go hard cause I have to Pull guard? and I'm a clap ya [Hook] [Verse 3: DMX] Man, n***as get so caught up in their bullsh** They don't know what's going on around them Fake n***as I found them Industry's moving in a different direction Kinda like a b**h with an erection n***as been phoney for so long Actin like they know me for so long Time for cats to roll on Here's new writing on the wall I can't f** with you for real I can't f** with you at all [Hook]