A Change is Gonna Come
by Sam Cooke

I was born by the river, in a little tent
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
I don't know what's up there beyond the sky
It's been a long time coming, but I know
A change is gonna come, oh yes it will

I go to the movie and I go downtown
Somebody always tellin' me, don't hang around
It's been a long, a long time coming, but I know
A change is gonna come, oh yes it will

Now I go to see my brother
I say brother, help me please
But he wind up a-knocking me
Back down on my knees

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