i was born by the river in a little old tent and just like that river i ve been running ever since it s been a long been a long time coming but i know change is gonna come oh yes it is it s been too hard living oh but i m afraid to die i don t know what s up there beyond the clouds it s been a long it s been a long time coming but i know change is gonna come oh yes it is there was a time when i asked my brother and my brother i said brother brother won t you help me please when it needs i m down and when i asked my mother my dear sweet mother i said mama mama i m down on my knees and there was a time lord when less i loan lord i was able somehow here we are it s been a long it s been a long time coming but i know change is gonna come oh yes it is like i said there was a time when i asked my brother my brother i said brother brother won t you help me please when it needs sent me down and when i asked my little mother and my mother i said mama mama i m down on my knees and there was a time oh unless i loan thought i was evil somehow to carry on it s been a long it s been a long time coming but i know change is gonna come oh yes it is there was a time when i asked my brother my brother i said brother brother won t you help me please when it needs sent me down and when i asked my little mother and my mother i said mama mama i m down on my knees and there was a time oh unless i loan thought i was evil somehow to carry on it s been a long it s been a long time coming but i know change is gonna come oh yes it is and i know i know change has gotta come yes and i know that you know that i know that you know that change has gotta come i am so tired so tired change has gotta come yes a change a change has gotta come3