A Change Is Gonna Come

I was born by a river in this little old tent Oh just like this river I've been running ever since It's been a long long, long time coming But I know, but I know a change is gotta come Oh yes it is On my! It's been too hard living, oh my And I'm afraid to die I don't know what's up there Beyond the clouds It's been a long long, long time coming But I know, but I know a change is gotta come Oh yes it is On my! There was a time I would go to my brother I asked my brother, "Will you help me please?" He turned me down and then I ask my dear mother, oh I said "Mother!" I said "Mother! I'm down on my knees" It's been a time that I thought Lord this couldn't last for very long But somehow I thought I was still able to try to carry on It's been a long long, long time coming But I know a change is gonna come Oh, yes it is Just like I said, I went to my little bitty brother, my littlee brother I asked my brother "Brother help me please?" He turned me down and then I go to my little mother, my dear mother I said "Mother!" I said "Mother! I'm down on my knees" But there was a time that I thought Lord this couldn't last for very long But somehow I thought I was still able to try to carry on It's been a long long, long time coming But I know, but I know a change is gotta come Ooh it's been so long, it's been so long, a little too long But a change has gotta come I'm so tired, so tired of standing by myself And standing by my self And standing up alone But a change has gotta come You know and i know You know that I know I know that you know, honey That change is gonne come, oh my