I was born by the river in a little tent<br />
Just like the river I've been running ever since<br />
It's been a long, a long time coming<br />
But I know change is gonna come, ooh yes it will<br />
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It's been too hard living but I'm afraid to die<br />
I don't know what's up there beyond the sky<br />
It's been a long, a long, long time coming<br />
But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes<br />
<br />
And I go to the movies and I go downtown<br />
Everybody they keep telling me don't you come around<br />
It's been a long, oh it's been a long time coming<br />
But I know a change is gonna come, oh yeah<br />
<br />
Then I go, go to my brother, I say brother help me please<br />
He just winds up knocking me down, back down on my knees<br />
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And there are times I thought I wouldn't last too long<br />
But now I know that I, I, I, I can carry on<br />
It's been a long, long time coming<br />
But I know my change is gonna come, ooh yeah<br />
It's gonna come<br /><br />