I was born by the river In a little tent and gorgeous like the river I've been runnin' ever since
It's been a long a long time coming but I, I know a change gonna come Ooooh yes it will
It's been to hard living But I am afraid to die cause I don't know what's up there beyond the sky
It's been a long a long time coming but I, I know a change gonna come Ooooh yes it will
There's been times that I thought I wouldn't last for long (naww) But somehow I think I'm able to carry on
It's been a long a long time coming but I know, I know a change is gonna come Oooh yes you will
And then I go to my mother I said mother could you help me please? She said: I'd like to, I really would but I'm just not able Then I looked around and I was right back down down on my knees
There's been times that I thought I wouldn't last for long But somehow I think I'm able to carry on
It's been a long a long time coming but I know... a change gonna come Ooooh yes it will...