I was born by the river, in a little tent And oh just like the river I've been runnin', ever since It's been a long... long time comin', but I know... A change is gonna come, woah yes it will It's been too hard livin', but I'm afraid to die Cause I don't know what's up there, beyond the sky It's been a long... long time coming, but I know... A change is gonna come, woah yes it will Now I go to the movies, and I go downtown But somebody keeps telling me don't, hang around It's been a long... long time coming, but I know... A change is gonna come, woah yes it will Yes sir So now I go to my brother And I say, "Brother, help me please" (yeah) But somehow he winds up knocking me Back down on my knees, woah... There were times I thought, I wouldn't last for long Now I think I'm able, able to carry on It's been a long... long time coming, but I know... A change is gonna come, yes it will, oh I know, a change is going to come I said I know A change is gonna come (hey) A change is gonna come, right now (oh) A change is gonna come, I see it now I said a change Is gonna come

I was born by the river, In a little tent, And oh just like the river, ive been running ever since. It' S been a long a long time coming but i know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will. It' S been too hard living yeah but i' M afraid i' M afraid to die, but i dont know what' S up there beyond the sky. It' S been a long a long time coming but i know a change is gonna come oh yes it will. And i go to the movie, and i go, i go down town, somebody keep telling me don' T you hang around. It' S been a long a long time coming but i know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will. Then i go, to my brother, and i say brother wont you help me please, But he winds up knockin, knockin me, back down, back down on my knees, theres been times when i fall when i thought i could last for long, but now, now i think im able to carry on. It' S been a long a long time coming but i know, i know, i know, i know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will. It' S been a long a long time coming but i know i know a change is gonna come.

Look at the stars Look how they shine for you And everything you do Yeah, they were all yellow I came along I wrote a song for you And all the things you do And it was called yellow So then I took my turn Oh, what a thing to have done And it was all yellow Your skin, oh yeah, your skin and bones Turn into something beautiful You know, you know I love you so You know I love you so I swam across I jumped across for you Oh, what a thing to do 'Cause you were all yellow I drew a line I drew a line for you Oh, what a thing to do And it was all yellow Your skin, oh yeah, your skin and bones Turn into something beautiful And you know For you, I'd bleed myself dry For you, I'd bleed myself dry It's true Look how they shine for you Look how they shine for you Look how they shine for Look how they shine for you Look how they shine for you Look how they shine Look at the stars Look how they shine for you And all the things that you do