I was born by the river
In a little tent and o
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
´cause 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 keep tellin me
Don´t hang around

It´s been a long time coming but i know
A change is gonna come oh yes it will

Then i go to my brother
And i say brother help me please
But he wind up (knocking) me
Back down on my knees

There have been times that i thought
I couldn´t last for long
But now i think i´m able to carry on

It´s been a long time but i know
A change is gonna come oh yes it will