I was born da the river in a little tent, and just like the river I've been running ever since
It's been a long time, a long time coming but I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will
It's been through hard living, and I'm afraid to die
I don't know what's up there beyond the sky
It's been a long time, a long time coming and I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will
I go to the Film and I go downtown but someone keep telling me, "Don't hang around".
It's been a long time, a long time coming and I know a change is gonna come oh yes it will
Then I go to my brother, and I say, "Brother, help me please", but he winds up knocking me back down on my knees
Oh, There were times when I thought I could last for long
Now, I'm able to carry on
It's been a long time, a long time coming and I know a change gonna come
Oh yes it will
Sam wrote this song after he was arrested in Shreveport, Lousiana while on tour back in in 1963, and it was postumously released after his passing.
It's been a long time, a long time coming but I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will
It's been through hard living, and I'm afraid to die
I don't know what's up there beyond the sky
It's been a long time, a long time coming and I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will
I go to the Film and I go downtown but someone keep telling me, "Don't hang around".
It's been a long time, a long time coming and I know a change is gonna come oh yes it will
Then I go to my brother, and I say, "Brother, help me please", but he winds up knocking me back down on my knees
Oh, There were times when I thought I could last for long
Now, I'm able to carry on
It's been a long time, a long time coming and I know a change gonna come
Oh yes it will
Sam wrote this song after he was arrested in Shreveport, Lousiana while on tour back in in 1963, and it was postumously released after his passing.