Change

I was born by the river in a little tent

But oh just like the river I've been running ever since

It's been a long, 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

But I don't know what's up 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

You see I go to the movies and I go downtown

But somebody keep telling me don't hang around

I say it's been a long, a long time coming

But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will

Then I go to my brother and I said brother help me please

But he winds up knocking me back down on my knees

There been times that I thought I couldn't last for long

But right now I think I'm able to carry on

It's been a long, a long time coming

But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will

Break it down, break it down, break it down

It's been a long, a long time coming

But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will