Change Gonna Come

I was born by a river, oh my In this little old town, oh Just like this river I've been running ever since It's been a long, long, long Long time coming but I know, but I know Changes gotta come, now Oh yes it is, my oh, my oh, my oh, my It's been too hard livin', 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 Long time coming but I know, but I know That changes gotta come Oh yes it is, my oh, my oh, my There's a time I will go to my brother, oh my I would ask my brother Will you help me please, oh now oh now He turned me down And then I asked my little mother, oh my oh I said, "Mother", I said, "Mother I'm down on my knees" It's been time that I know Lord, it's too late Very long, oh now oh Somehow I thought I was still able To try to carry on It's been a long, long, long Long time coming but I know That changes gonna come Oh yes, it is Huh, just like I said I went to my little bitty brother, oh my My little brother, I asked my brother "Brother, help me please", oh now He turned me down And then I go to my little mother My dear mother, oh now, huh I said, "Mother", I said "Mother, I'm down on my knees" But there was a time that I know Lord, it's too late So 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 That changes gotta come, ho It's been so long, It's been so long A little long But changes gotta come So tired, so tired of suffering Standing by myself Has given up a home But changes 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 now, oh my, I gotta