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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.

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 gonna 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 gonna come Oh, yes it will I go to the movie And I go downtown Somebody keep telling me Don't hang around It's been a long A long time coming But I know, a change gonna 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 Oh, 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 gonna come Oh, yes it will

I was born by the river, in a little tent. Oh, just like the river, I've been running, ever since. It's been a long, long time coming, but I know, change is gonna 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 long time coming, but I know, change is gonna come. Oh, yes it will. I go to the movies, and I go downtown. Somebody keep telling me, don't hang around. It's been a long, long time coming, but I know, change is gonna come. Oh, yes it will. Then I go, to my brother, and I say brother, help me please, but then he winds up, knocking me, back down on my knees. Oh. There's been times when I thought, I couldn't last for long, and now I know that I'm able to carry on. It's been a long, long time coming, but I know, change is gonna come. Oh, yes it will.

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 (long time) A long time coming, but I know Change gon' come (change's gonna 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 (long time) A long time coming, but I know Change's gon' come (change's gonna come) Oh yes, it will I go to the movies And I go downtown And my friends keep telling me "Don't, don't hang around" It's been a long (A long time coming) But I know Change is gonna come Oh, yes, it will Listen to me baby Then, I go to my brother And I say, "Brother, help me, please" But then he winds up knockin' me Back down, back down on to my knees, oh There are times that I thought I wouldn't last for long But now, I know I'm able (oh) To carry on It's been a long (A long time coming) But I know Change is (Change's gonna come)

There's an old friend I once heard say Something that touched my heart And it began this way I was born by the river In a little tent And just like the river I've been runnin' ever since He said it's been a long time comin' But I know my change is gonna come Oh, yeah He said it's been too hard livin' But I'm afraid to die I might not be if I knew What was up there beyond the sky It's been a long, a long time comin' But I know my change has got to come Oh, yeah I went, 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, when I looked around I was right back down Down on my bended knees Yes I was, oh There've been times that I thought I thought that I wouldn't last for long But somehow right now I believe That I'm able, I'm able to carry on I tell you that it's been along And oh it's been an uphill journey All the way But I know, I know, I know I know my change is gonna come Sometimes I had to cry all night long Yes, I did Sometimes I had to give up right For what I knew was 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 believe This evenin' my change is come Yeah, I tell you that My change is come

I was born by a river, oh man, in this little old tent, oh Just like this river I've been running ever since It's been a long, long time coming But I know, but I know change is gotta come Ooh, yes it is, on 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 change is gotta come Oh, yes it is There was a time I would go to my brother I'd ask my brother, "Will you help me, please?" He turned me down And then I ask 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 for very long But somehow I thought I was still able to try to carry on It's been a long, long, long time coming But I've known a change is gonna come Oh, yes it is, uh Just like I said I went to my little bitty brother, my little brother I asked my brother, "Brother, help me please?" He turned me down And then I go to my little mother, my dear mother 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 Somehow I thought I was still able to try to carry on It's been a long, long time coming But I know, but I know a change is gotta come Oh, it's been so long, it's been so long A little too long, but a change is gotta come So tired, so tired of suffering, standing by myself Standing up long, but change is gotta come You know, and I know, you know that I know I know that you know that a change is gotta come

A change is gonna come Not only just for some But for all My brothers and sisters on this land I know this will be Not only for a day But for always Always I said i know its gonna come Yeah Forever we won We have been waiting Waiting so long But hold on Brothers and sister hold on Survival is not Not only for the strong But for those Who Endure it long But for who those Who endure it long A change must come If we all live as one Stop fighting Loving the best way we can Remember what I say A change is gonna come Not only just for a day Its gonna come Yeah Forever we won I said a change is gonna come Forever we won

I was born by the river in a little tent And oh, just like the river I I've been running ever since It's been a long, long time coming But I know a change's gonna 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 no, no Beyond the sky It's been a long, long time coming But I know a change gonna come Oh yes, it will Then I go to my brother I said brother, help me please But he winds up knocking me down I got to go to my knees Oh, there's been times that I thought I wouldn't last for long But I think I'm able to carry on It's been a long time coming But I know a change gonna come Keep it right there

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

Drained of emotion Tears run dry I would give anything just to feel alright Down on my knees praying' for help But sometimes you just gotta help yourself I tried so hard to be someone you would love Seems i would never try hard hard enough Though i love you Gotta give you up I'm going back to who i was And i do believe that A Change Is Gonna Do Me Good Lets take this moment To say goodbye Look at each other Right straight in the eye Don't look back baby Cause I'll be gone I've got my own life to carry on I tried so hard to be someone you'd love Seems i would never try hard enough Though i love you Gotta give you up I'm going back to who i was And i do believe that Change is gonna do me good I tried so hard to be someone you'd love Seems i would never try hard enough Though i love you Gotta to give you up I'm going back to who i was ahhh I do believe Change is gonna do me good I do believe Change, change is gonna do me good Change change change is gonna do me good

Was it true what I heard about the Son of God? Did he come to save, did he come at all? And if I dried his feet with my dirty hair Would he make me clean again? They say they don't know when but a day is gonna come When there won't be a moon and there won't be a sun It will just go black, it will just go back To the way it was before I knew a lovely girl with such pretty pride And every man wanted her, yeah and so did I Yeah, and so did I, but she up and died In a fit of vanity Now men with purple hearts carry silver guns And they'll kill a man for what his father has done But what my father did, you know it don't mean shit I'm not him But it's hard to ignore of news reports They say we must defend ourselves, fight on foreign soil Against the infidels with some oil wells God saves gas prices And you think I need some discipline, well, I've had my share Now I've been sent to my room, I've been sat in a chair And I held my tongue, I didn't plug my ears No, I got a good talking to Now I don't know why, but I still try to smile When they talk at me like I'm just a child Well, I'm not a child No, I am much younger than that But now I've read some books, and I've grown quite brave If I could just speak up, I think I would say That there is no truth, there is only you And what you make the truth So I'll just sing my songs, and I'll pass a hat And then I'll leave your town, and I'll never look back No, I don't look back because the road is clear And laid out ahead of me Now I'll get home, I'll meet my friends at our favorite bar We'll get some lighter heads for our heavy hearts And we'll share a drink, yeah, we'll share our fears And they'll know how I love them They will know how I love They will know how I love them I'm nothing without their love Now I don't know when, but a day is gonna come When there won't be a moon and there won't be a sun It will all go black, it will all go back To the way it's supposed to be Is it true what they say about the Son of God? Did he die for us, did he die at all? And if I sold my soul for a bag of gold to you Which one of us would be the foolish one? Which one of us would be the fool? Which one of us would be the foolish one? Which one of us would be the fool? Could you, please, start explaining? You know I need some understanding Could you, please, start explaining? You know I need some understanding Could you, please, start explaining? You know I need some understanding I could do with some explaining You know I wanna understand

If I could go back to a time before now Before I ever fell down Go back to a time when I was just a girl When I had the whole world Gently wrapped around me And no good thing could be taken away If I still believe that hearts don't lie You're gonna be just fine But, babe A lot's gonna change In your lifetime Try to leave it all behind In your lifetime Born in a century lost to memories Falling trees, get off your knees No one can keep you down If your friends and your family Sadly don't stick around It's high time you'll learn to get by 'Cause you got what it takes In your lifetime Try to leave it all behind In your lifetime Let me change my words Show me where it hurts

Life can be funny Sometimes a shame Making the same mistakes again and again It isn't easy being a man For a woman it's harder Try it in the Sudan And when you're winning and when you've won You turn around ... your problems just begun And when you're losing and when you've lost You turn around ... it wasn't worth the cost How did we make it... It's a mystery We're getting better... That's news to me Are we defeated... Huh! Defeated like hell We may be losers... But we'll never tell Nothin's Gonna Change But we don't give in Nothin's Gonna Change Take it on the chin Nothin's Gonna Change Keep that silly grin Nothin's Gonna Change The only way to win World wars are over One and two Others are raging still just like brand new The Big Band is with us It's here to stay Unless the Martians come to take it away My TV dinner shows a starving face The kicked a man to death outside my place We strangle nature We murder the trees Forgetting we need the trees to breathe

Let this be a lesson to you, girl Don't come around where you know you don't belong They're riding on the avenue and probably coming after you And they all look mean and strong Mean and strong like liquor, mean and strong like fear Strong like the people from South Alabama And mean like the people from here Take it from me, we ain't never gonna change And daddy used to empty out his shotgun shells And fill 'em full of black-eyed peas He'd aim real low, and he tear out your ankles Or rip right through your knees There ain't much traffic on the highway There ain't much traffic on the lake 'Cause the ATF and the ABI got everything they could take Didn't take it from me, they didn't take it from me Take it from me We ain't never gonna change We ain't doin' nothin' wrong We ain't never gonna change So, shut your mouth and play along Well, I thought about going in the army I thought about going overseas I wouldn't have trouble with a piss test Only problem is my bad left knee My brother got picked up at Parker's Got him a ride in a new Crown Vic They said that he was movin' on with federal level But they couldn't really make it stick Take it from me We ain't never gonna change We ain't doin' nothin' wrong We ain't never gonna change So, shut your mouth and play along And you can throw me in the Colbert County jailhouse You can throw me off the Wilson Dam But there ain't much difference in the man I wanna be And the man that I really am We ain't never gonna change We ain't doin' nothin' wrong We ain't never gonna change Just shut your mouth and play along We ain't never gonna change We ain't never gonna change We ain't never gonna change We ain't never (never gonna change)

You touched me. You took me away. You left me confused when you said you couldn't stay. But now I know what you were trying to say. I can understand that I'm not the only one. But I believe our time is gonna come. I dream of you through every night, But you're not risin' with me, so I don't wanna see the light. Even if you can't come over, and I hoping that you might 'Cause when you're not here nothing's any fun. But I believe our time is gonna come. I believe our time is gonna come I believe our time is gonna come I believe our time is gonna I believe our time is gonna come

Need to know If you're letting go It's alright, alright, it's alright Didn't know I was hurting you so It's alright, alright, it's alright. You came to me from nowhere With nothing And no-one Hold tight, hold tight, hold tight Goes to show You never really know It's alright, it's alright, it's alright This is just one of those Lonely night The good times gonna come See me then Investing so much In you, in you, in you Came so close To the edge I do, I do, I do This is just one of those Lonely night The good times gonna come In the end We let it go away We let it float away On the breeze 'Round the bend The sun is in the sky It's starting to look like It's gonna be, yeah, it's gonna be A bright Beautiful day Yeah, the good times gonna come, oh no The good times gonna come, yeah, yeah, This is just one of those Lonely night The good times gonna come, oh, The good times gonna come, oh yeah The good times gonna come, ohh The good times gonna come, yeah. Need to know if you're letting go It's alright, it's alright, it's alright

If I had to live my life without you near me The days would all be empty The nights would seem so long And you I see forever, oh, so clearly I might have been in love before But it never felt this strong Our dreams are young and we both know They'll take us where we want to go Hold me now, touch me now I don't want to live without you Nothing's gonna change my love for you You ought to know by now how much I love you One thing you can be sure of I'll never ask for more than your love Nothing's gonna change my love for you You ought to know by now how much I love you You'll only change my whole life through but Nothing's gonna change my love for you If the road ahead is not so easy Our love will lead a way for us Just like a guiding star I'll be there for you if you should need me You don't have to change a thing I love you just the way you are So come with me and share the view I'll help you see forever too Hold me now, touch me now I don't want to live without you Nothing's gonna change my love for you You ought to know by now how much I love you One thing you can be sure of I'll never ask for more than your love Nothing's gonna change my love for you You ought to know by now how much I love you You'll only change my whole life through but Nothing's gonna change my love for you Nothing's gonna change my love for you You ought to know by now how much I love you One thing you can be sure of I'll never ask for more than your love Nothing's gonna change my love for you You ought to know by now how much I love you You'll only change my whole life through but Nothing's gonna change my love for you

Change my way of thinking Make myself a different set of rules Gonna change my way of thinking Make myself a different set of rules Going to put my good foot forward Stop being influenced by fools So much oppression Can't keep track of it no more Said there is so much oppression Can't keep track of it no more Sons becoming husbands to their mothers Old men turning young daughters into whores Stripes on your shoulders Stripes on your back and on your hands Stripes on your shoulders Stripes on your back and on your hands Swords piercing your side Blood and water flowing through the land Well, don't know which one is worse Doing your own thing or just being cool? Don't know which is worse Doing your own thing or being cool? You remember only about the brass ring You forget all about the golden rule You can mislead a man You can take ahold of his heart with your eyes You can mislead a man Take ahold of his heart with your eyes But there's only one authority That's the authority on high I got a God-fearing woman One I can easily afford I got a God-fearing woman One I can easily afford She can do the Georgia Crawl She can walk in the Spirit of the Lord Jesus said, "Be ready" "For you know not the hour in which I come" Jesus said, "Be ready" "For you know not the hour in which I come" He said, "He who is not for Me is against Me" Just so you know where He's coming from There's a kingdom called Heaven A place where there is no pain of birth There's a place called Heaven A place where there is no pain of birth Well the Lord created it, mister About the same time that He made the earth

If I had to live my life without you near me The days would all be empty The nights would seem so long And with you I see forever oh so clearly I might have been in love before But it never felt this strong Our dreams are young and we both know They'll take us where we want to go Hold me now, touch me now I don't want to live without you Nothing's gonna change my love for you You oughta know by now how much I love you One thing you can be sure of I'll never ask for more than your love Nothing's gonna change my love for you You oughta know by now how much I love you The world may change my whole life through but Nothing's gonna change my love for you If the road ahead is not so easy Our love will lead a way for us Like a guiding star I'll be there for you if you should need me You don't have to change a thing I love you just the way you are So come with me and share the view I'll help you see forever too Hold me now, touch me now I don't want to live without you Nothing's gonna change my love for you You oughta know by now how much I love you One thing you can be sure of I'll never ask for more than your love Nothing's gonna change my love for you You oughta know by now how much I love you The world may change my whole life through but Nothing's gonna change my love for Nothing's gonna change my love for you You oughta know by now how much I love you One thing you can be sure of I'll never ask for more than your love Nothing's gonna change my love for you You oughta know by now how much I love you The world may change my whole life through but Nothing's gonna change my love for you

If I had to live my life without you near me The days would all be empty The nights would seem so long With you I see forever oh, so clearly I might have been in love before But it never felt this strong Our dreams are young and we both know They'll take us where we want to go Hold me now, touch me now I don't want to live without you Nothing's gonna change my love for you You oughta know by now how much I love you One thing you can be sure of I'll never ask for more than your love Nothing's gonna change my love for you You ought to know by now how much I love you The world may change my whole life through But nothing's gonna change my love for you If the road ahead is not so easy Our love will lead the way for us like a guiding star I'll be there for you if you should need me You don't have to change a thing I love you just the way you are So come with me and share this view I'll help you see forever too Hold me now, touch me now I don't want to live without you Nothing's gonna change my love for you You oughta know by now how much I love you One thing you can be sure of I'll never ask for more than your love Nothing's gonna change my love for you You ought to know by now how much I love you The world may change my whole life through But nothing's gonna change my love for you Nothing's gonna change my love for you You oughta know by now how much I love you One thing you can be sure of I'll never ask for more than your love Nothing's gonna change my love for you You ought to know by now how much I love you The world may change my whole life through But nothing's gonna change my love for you Nothing's gonna change my love for you You oughta know by now how much I love you One thing you can be sure of I'll never ask for more than your love Nothing's gonna change my love for you You ought to know by now how much I love you The world may change my whole life through But nothing's gonna change my love for you

I'm tired of being me And I don't like what I see (I'm not who I appear to be) So I start off every day Down on my knees I will pray (For a change in any way) But as the day goes by I live through another lie If it's any wonder why! Am I ever gonna change? If I say one thing then I do the other It's the same old song that goes on forever Am I ever gonna change? Will I always stay the same? If I say one thing then I do the other It's the same old song that goes on forever Am I ever gonna change? I'm the only one to blame When I think I'm right, I wind up wrong It's a futile fight that's gone on too long Please tell me if it's true Am I too old to start anew? (Cause that's what I want to do) But time and time again Ahen I think I can (I fall short in the end) So why do I even try Will it matter when I die Can anyone hear my cry? Am I ever Gonna change? Will I always stay the same? If I say one thing then I do the other It's the same old song that goes on forever Am I ever gonna change? I'm the only one to blame When I think I'm right, I wind up wrong It's a futile fight that's gone on too long (SOLO) Am I ever gonna change? Will I always stay the same If I say one thing then I do the other It's the same old song that goes on forever Am I ever gonna change? I'm the only one to blame When I think I'm right I wind up wrong It's a fucking fight that's gone on too long Am I ever gonna change? Take it day by day My will is weak and my flesh too strong This peace I seek till thy kingdom comes

(Egan) It's a dead-end job and the money is low, And the time goes by so slow. If I stay too long it could bring me down, So I might as well take another look around. You say it's a fool that keeps moving on, Well, maybe you're right, maybe you're wrong. You can keep on talking 'til the end of time, But nothing's gonna make me change my mind. I pick up my money when the day is done, I'm moving on, and I've got a good reason. I hear you moan, but you've only got yourself to blame, If I stayed in one position I would feel the same. So I'll just keep travelling on, I'd rather go on living like a rolling stone. You can keep on talking 'til the end of time, But nothing's gonna make me change my mind. Gerry Rafferty & Joe Egan: Their songs, Voices, guitars, pianos, mandolins and kazoos - and featuring their organs Peter Robinson: Piano, Electric Piano, Hammond Organ, Pipe Organ, Synthesizer & Chimes Gary Taylor: Electric Bass and Mini-Moog Joe Jammer: Electric Guitar Andrew Steele: Drums, Tambourines, Congas, Triangle, Chimes, Maracas, Wood Blocks, Cowbell, Claves and Jawbones Bernie Holland: Electric Guitar Chris Neale: Harmonica Corky Hale: Harp Chris Mercer: Tenor Sax Steve Gregory: Tenor Sax Mike Stoller: Electric Harpsichord Strings arranged by Richard Hewson Horns arranged by Mike Stoller

Change my way of thinking Make myself a different set of rules Gonna change my way of thinking Make myself a different set of rules Going to put my good foot forward Stop being influenced by fools So much oppression Can't keep track of it no more Said there is so much oppression Can't keep track of it no more Sons becoming husbands to their mothers Old men turning young daughters into whores Stripes on your shoulders Stripes on your back and on your hands Stripes on your shoulders Stripes on your back and on your hands Swords piercing your side Blood and water flowing through the land Well, don't know which one is worse Doing your own thing or just being cool? Don't know which is worse Doing your own thing or being cool? You remember only about the brass ring You forget all about the golden rule You can mislead a man You can take ahold of his heart with your eyes You can mislead a man Take ahold of his heart with your eyes But there's only one authority That's the authority on high I got a God-fearing woman One I can easily afford I got a God-fearing woman One I can easily afford She can do the Georgia Crawl She can walk in the Spirit of the Lord Jesus said, "Be ready" "For you know not the hour in which I come" Jesus said, "Be ready" "For you know not the hour in which I come" He said, "He who is not for Me is against Me" Just so you know where He's coming from There's a kingdom called Heaven A place where there is no pain of birth There's a place called Heaven A place where there is no pain of birth Well the Lord created it, mister About the same time that He made the earth

Yeah, I'm gonna change everything That holds a memory of you Oh, yeah I'm gonna start with the walls Take the pictures off the walls And burn 'em Move the chairs around Take the window curtains down And burn 'em Everything I see reminds me you were here Yeah, I'm gonna change everything That holds a memory of you Oh, yeah The candelabra set You gave me on the night of my birthday The records that you bought The hi-fi we loved to play The decorating man will come and rearrange them Yeah, I'm gonna change everything That holds a memory of you Oh, yeah Take the carpet off the floor Throw it out the door, it's filled with tears Everything I find That brings you to my mind must disappear Every night I dream I'll dream of someone new Yeah, I'm gonna change everything That holds a memory of you Yeah, I'm gonna change everything That holds a memory of you Oh yeah, hmm Oh yeah, hmm

Tell me you don't sleep at night, I know Because of how things have been And tell me how you just don't trust your life to someone Don't trust that love can win Just as sure as God lives in my heart I'll say Take heart, it won't stay this way If there's one thing you can count on If there's one thing you can know for sure If there's one thing you can count on Things are gonna change If there's one thing you can count on Things are gonna change I'm sure it's hard to be where you are now Won't say I've been there before But I'll be at your side in silence Words are wasted before a broken heart Where I've failed in the past to be there for you You'll find this truth coming through If there's one thing you can count on Things are gonna change Don't give up, well, I've seen some hard things I never thought that I would ever smile again Holding on when I feel half-hearted I keep my faith without a way to explain it 'Cause I believe It won't always be like this everyday Hold on and trust what I say If there's one thing, if there's one thing If there's one thing God has promised Things are gonna change, oh, yeah If there's one thing you can count on Things are gonna change Gotta have a little faith Maybe add a little trust, add a lot of love You see you're gonna rise above The things that are so rough 'Cause we have a hope And we'll be alright You know things are gonna change But not overnight Gotta have a little faith Have a little trust, add a lot of love And you're gonna rise above The things that are so rough Gotta have a little faith Have a little trust, add a lot of love You know things are gonna change But not overnight Baby, have a little faith Have a little trust You're gonna rise above The things that are so rough We'll be alright

If I had to live my life without you near me The days would all be empty The nights would seem so long With you I see forever, oh, so clearly I might have been in love before But it never felt this strong Our dreams are young and we both know They'll take us where we want to go Hold me now, touch me now I don't want to live without you Nothing's gonna change my love for you You oughta know by now how much I love you One thing you can be sure of I'll never ask for more than your love Nothing's gonna change my love for you You oughta know by now how much I love you The world may change my whole life through But nothing's gonna change my love for you If the road ahead is not so easy Our love will lead the way for us Like a guiding star I'll be there for you if you should need me You don't have to change a thing I love you just the way you are So come with me and share the view I'll help you see forever too Hold me now, touch me now I don't want to live without you Nothing's gonna change my love for you You oughta know by now how much I love you One thing you can be sure of I'll never ask for more than your love Nothing's gonna change my love for you You oughta know by now how much I love you The world may change my whole life through But nothing's gonna change my love for you Nothing's gonna change my love for you You oughta know by now how much I love you One thing you can be sure of I'll never ask for more than your love Nothing's gonna change my love for you You oughta know by now how much I love you The world may change my whole life through But nothing's gonna change my love for you

Change is now, change is now Things that seemed to be solid are not All is now, all is now The time that we have to live Gather all that we can Keep in harmony with love's sweet plan Truth is real, truth is real That which is not real does not exist In and out roundabout Dance to the day when fear it is gone Gather all that we can Keep in harmony with love's sweet plan Change is now, change is now Things that seemed to be solid are not In and out roundabout Dance to the day when fear it is gone Fear it is gone Fear it is gone

I've been living for too long With a feeling something's wrong Like a thorn stuck in my side Just out of reach for me to pull it out Now the picture's crystal clear I can see that the end is near We no longer have to pretend All things have got to come to an end This is gonna hurt... This is gonna hurt you This is gonna hurt you More than it hurts me And I don't wanna hurt That's why I'm gonna hurt you That's why I'm gonna hurt you It's how it's gonna be And they say what doesn't kill you Well, I'm sure you know the rest If you'd shut up for a second I could get this off my chest 'Cause I've been through way too much And we've grown so out of touch Now we can't see eye to eye It's time to kiss it goodbye This is gonna hurt... This is gonna hurt you This is gonna hurt you More than it hurts me And I don't wanna hurt That's why I'm gonna hurt you That's why I'm gonna hurt you It's how it's gonna be This is gonna hurt you That's how it's gonna be This is gonna hurt you Can't you see the writing on the wall? One more step before I end it all Can't you see the writing on the wall? (Closing my eyes, holding my breath) (Finish it now, get it over with) One more step before I end it all (Closing my eyes, holding my breath) (Finish it now, get it over with) This is gonna hurt... (Can't you see the writing on the wall?) (Closing my eyes, holding my breath, Finish it now, get it over with) This is gonna hurt you This is gonna hurt you More than it hurts me And I don't wanna hurt (One more step before I end it all) (Closing my eyes, holding my breath, Finish it now, get it over with) That's why I'm gonna hurt you That's why I'm gonna hurt you It's how it's gonna be It's how it's gonna be It's how it's gonna be It's how it's gonna be