[00:13.886]I was born by the river
[00:21.464]in a little tent
[00:24.62]oh,and just like the river
[00:27.21]I've been running ever since
[00:32.208]It's been a long
[00:36.236]A long time coming
[00:38.180]But I know a change is gonna come,
[00:44.825]oh,yes,it will
[00:48.893]It's been too hard living,
[00:53.77]But I'm afraid to die
[00:59.299]Cos I don't know what's up there
[01:03.210]beyond the sky
[01:05.466]It's been a long,
[01:09.606]A long time coming
[01:11.740]But I know
[01:14.605]A change gonna come,
[01:17.946]oh,yes it will
[01:22.492]I go to the movie
[01:26.696]And I go downtown
[01:32.874]Somebody keep telling me don't hang around
[01:38.797]It's been a long
[01:42.908]A long time coming
[01:45.208]But I know a change gonna come
[01:51.347]oh,yes,it will
[01:57.639]Then I go to my brother
[02:06.61]And I say,"brother,help me,please "
[02:13.532]But he winds up
[02:18.553]knocking me
[02:22.620]Back down on my knees
[02:26.424]oh!
[02:29.193]There've been times that I thought I couldn't last for long
[02:39.299]But now I think I'm able to carry on.
[02:45.546]It's been a long
[02:49.659]A long time coming
[02:51.899]But I know
[02:54.848]A change gonna come
[02:58.206]oh,yes,it will.

I was born by the river
in a little tent
oh,and just like the river
I've been running ever since
It's been a long
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
Cos I don't know what's up there
beyond the sky
It's been a long,
A long time coming
But I know
A change gonna come,
oh,yes it will
I go to the movie
And I go downtown
Somebody keep telling me don't hang around
It's been a long
A long time coming
But I know a change gonna come
oh,yes,it will
Then I go to my brother
And I say,"brother,help me,please "
But he winds up
knocking me
Back down on my knees
oh!
There've 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
A long time coming
But I know
A change gonna come
oh,yes,it will.