Otis Redding - "A Change Is Gonna Come" - Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul (1966) | Текст песни

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"A Change Is Gonna Come"
Sam Cooke

Sam Cooke's final single before his early anf untimely death, "A Change Is Gonna Come" solidified his gospel roots with a heartbreaking ballad that foreshadowed Curtis Mayfield's social statements of civil rights and brotherhood. (It was obviously a perfect choice for Otis Redding to cover, as he had been a huge influence). Redding's version has a bit more buoyancy than Cooke's, while retaining the song's captivating emotional message.

I was born by the river in a little tent
And just like that river I've been running ever since
It's been a long time coming
But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will

It's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die
Cos 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 is gonna come, oh yes it will

BRIDGE:

And then I go to see my brother
And I ask him to help me please
And he just winds up knockin' me
Back down on my knees

There were times when I thought I couldn't last for long
But now I think I'm able to carry on
It's been a long, been a long time coming
But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will