I was born by the river in a little tent nAnd just like the river, I've been running ever since nIt's been a long time coming nBut I know a change is gonna come nnIt's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die nI don't know what's up there beyond the sky nIt's been a long time coming nBut I know a change is gonna come nnI go to the movie, and I go downtown nSomebody keep telling me Don't hang around nIt's been a long time coming nBut I know a change is gonna come nnThen I go to my brother and I say, Brother, help me please nBut he winds up knocking me back down on my knees nnThere've been times that I've thought I couldn't last for long nBut now I think I'm able to carry on nIt's been a long time coming nBut I know a change is gonna come