I... WAS BORN BY A RIVER
OH, MAN
IN THIS LITTLE OLD TENT, WOAH
JUST LIKE THIS RIVER
I'VE BEEN RUNNING EVER SINCE
IT'S BEEN A LONG, LONG
LONG TIME COMING
BUT I KNOW, BUT I KNOW
CHANGE HAS GOTTA COME NOW
OOH, YES IT IS
MY, OH, MY, OH, MY, OH, MY
IT'S BEEN TOO
HARD LIVING, OH, MY
AND I'M AFRAID TO DIE...
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S UP THERE
BEYOND THE CLOUDS
IT'S BEEN A LONG, LONG
LONG TIME COMING
BUT I KNOW, BUT I KNOW
A CHANGE HAS GOTTA COME
OH, YES IT IS
MY, OH, MY, OH, MY
THERE'S A TIME
I WOULD GO TO MY BROTHER
OH, MY
I'VE ASKED MY BROTHER
WILL YOU HELP ME PLEASE
WOAH, NOW, WOAH, NOW
HE TURNED ME DOWN
AND THEN I ASKED
MY DEAR MOTHER, OH
I SAID MOTHER
I SAID MOTHER
I'M DOWN ON MY KNEES...
IT'S BEEN A TIME
THAT I THOUGHT
LORD, THIS COULDN'T
LAST VERY LONG
OH, NOW, OH
SOMEHOW I THOUGHT
I WAS STILL ABLE
TO TRY TO CARRY ON
IT'S BEEN A LONG, LONG
LONG TIME COMING
BUT I KNOW
A CHANGE IS GONNA COME
OH, YES IT IS
HUH!
JUST LIKE I SAID
I WENT TO MY LITTLE
BITTY BROTHER, OH, MY
MY LITTLE BROTHER, NOW
I ASKED MY BROTHER
BROTHER, HELP ME PLEASE...
WOAH, NOW
HE TURNED ME DOWN
AND THEN I GO TO
MY LITTLE MOTHER
MY DEAR MOTHER, OH, NOW
I SAID MOTHER
I SAID MOTHER
I'M DOWN ON MY KNEES...
BUT THERE WAS
A TIME THAT I THOUGHT
LORD, THIS COULDN'T LAST
FOR VERY LONG, OH, MY, OH
SOMEHOW I THOUGHT
I WAS STILL ABLE
TO TRY TO CARRY ON
IT'S BEEN A LONG, LONG
LONG TIME COMING
BUT I KNOW, BUT I KNOW
A CHANGE GOTTA COME, MMM
IT'S BEEN SO LONG
IT'S BEEN SO LONG
TO LIVE TOO LONG
BUT A CHANGE HAS GOTTA COME
SO TIRED
SO TIRED OF SUFFERIN'
STANDIN' BY MYSELF
AND STANDIN' UP ALONE
THAT A CHANGE HAS GOTTA COME
YOU KNOW AND I KNOW
YOU KNOW THAT
I KNOW AND I KNOW
THAT YOU KNOW
HONEY, THAT A CHANGE
IS GONNA COME, OH