There's an old friend that

Once heard say

Something that touched

My heart

And it began, this way

I was burn by the river

In a little tent

And just like the river

I've been runnin' ever since

It's been a long, long, long

A long time coming, but I know

Change is gonna come

Oh, yes, it will

Said I'd go to my brother

And I say: Brother, brother

Help me, please

But when I go to my brother

Doesn't he winds up, knocking me

Back down on my knees

There's be times when I thought

I wouldn't last for long

But somehow, I think I'm able

To carry on

It's been a long, long, long

A long time coming

But change is gonna come

Oh, yes, it will

There's be times when I thought

I wouldn't last for long

Well somehow, I'm able to go in

To carry on

It's been a long, long, long

A long time coming

But I know a change

Change

Is gonna come

Yeah

Yes, it will