I was born by the river in a little tent And oh, just like that river I've been runnin' ever since It's been a long, long time comin' But I know a change's gon' come, oh yes it will
It's been too hard livin' but I'm afraid to die I don't know what's up there beyond the sky It's been a long, long time comin' But I know a change's gon' come, oh yes it will
Now I go to the movies and I go downtown But somebody keeps tellin' me don't hand around It's been a long, long time comin' But I know a change's gon' come, oh yes it will
So now I go to the my brother And I say brother help me please But somehow he winds up knockin' me Back down on my knees, oh