So long we've been married, life burdens we've carried Though fate kept us humble and made our love true But plans that we'd make up, someone seems to break up Oh darling, what else can we do? We may have to leave here to find peace of mind, dear Some place where we can live a life of our own Oh, I know you love me and happy we could be If some folks would leave us alone When I go out walking, there's lots of loose talking They say we're unhappy and we'll break apart But darling, it's not true because I still love you And I do with all of my heart We may have to leave here to find peace of mind, dear Some place where we can live a life of our own Oh, I know you love me and happy we could be If some folks would leave us alone They say you are leaving that you are deceiving But you tell me they say the same about me But we'll show them there on that loose talk and do harm And hope that's the truth they will see We may have to leave here to find peace of mind, dear Some place where we can live a life of our own Oh, I know you love me and happy we could be If some folks would leave us alone

Mental cruelty That's what I heard her say Mental cruelty To the judge that day I sat there in silence so she could be free And listened to her lying words Mental cruelty Your honor, since our marriage My life's not been the same Why I'm missing out on all the fun And he's the one to blame There's never any excitement now The way there used to be And sharing his way of life Is mental cruelty Mental cruelty That's what I heard her say Mental cruelty To the judge that day I sat there in silence so she could be free And listened to her lying words Mental cruelty Divorces have been granted For many different things Even when there's not a reason And when no one can be blamed With only two little words She's on her merry way Yes, all a woman has to claim is Mental cruelty Mental cruelty That's what I heard her say Mental cruelty To the judge that day I sat there in silence so she could be free And listened to her lying words Mental cruelty

I was born by the river in a little tent Oh, and just like the river I've been running ever since It's been a long, a long time coming But I know a change gon' come, oh yes it will It's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die 'Cause I don't know what's up there beyond the sky It's been a long, a long time coming But I know a change gon' come, oh yes it will I go to the movie and I go down town Somebody keep telling me don't hang around It's been a long, a long time coming But I know a change gon' come, oh yes it will Then I go to my brother And I say, Brother, help me please But he winds up knockin' me Back down on my knees There been times that I thought, I couldn't last for long But now I think I'm able to carry on It's been a long, a long time coming But I know a change gon' come, oh yes it will Say I know that a chance is gonna come one day I know change gonna come I know, I know, I know Still I know a change gonna come Yes it'll Yes it'll Yes it'll