A change is gonna come

I was born by the sinful in a little house.
Just like the river I’ve been runnin’ ever since...

It’s been a long time comin’ but I know my change is gonna come.

It’s been too hard livin’, but I’m afraid to die.
I might not be if I knew what was up there beyond that sky.
It’s been a long, long time comin’
But I know my change has got to come!

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 looked around I was right back down
Down on my bended knees
Yes I was...

And then I go to my mother
And I say, "Mother, help me, please?"
But she winds up knocking me back, knocking me back

Back down on my knees...

I tell you that it’s been a long and an uphill journey all the way.
But I know, I know, I know
I know my change is gonna come...
Sometimes I have to cry all night long.
Yes I do.
Sometimes I have to give up right for what I know is wrong.

Yes it’s been an uphill journey.
It’s sure’s been a long way comin’
Yes it has...
It’s been real hard every step of the way.
But I believe, I have to believe my change is come.