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