A Change Is Gonna Come

There's an old friend that I once heard say Somethin' that touched my heart, and it began this way I was born by the river, in a little tent And just like the river, I've been runnin' every since He said, It's been a long time comin', but I know my change is gonna come Oh, yeah He said, It's been too hard livin', but I'm afraid to die I might not be if I knew what was up there beyond the sky It's been a long, a long time comin', but I know my change has got to come Oh, yeah I went I went to my brother And I asked him, Brother, could you help me, please He said, Good sister, I'd like to, but I'm not able And when I, when I looked around, I was right back down, down on my bended knees Yes, I was Oh There've been times that I thought I thought that I wouldn't last for long But somehow, right now, I believe that I'm able, I'm able to carry on I tell you that it's been a long and, oh, it's been an uphill journey all the way But I know, I know, I know, I know my change is gonna come Sometimes, I've had to cry all night long yes, I did Sometimes, I had to give up right for what I knew was wrong Yeah, it's been an uphill journey It's sure been a long way comin' yes, it has It's been real hard every step of the way But I believe, I believe, this evenin', my change has come Yeah I tell you that my change has come