aretha franklin
a change is gonna come
theres an old friend
that 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
ive been runnin ever since
he said its been a long time comin
but i know my change is gonna come
oh yeah
he said its been too hard livin
but im afraid to die
i might not be if i knew
what was up there beyond the sky
its 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
id like to but im not able"
and when i, when i looked around
i was right back down
down on my bended knees
yes i was, oh
thereve been times that i thought
i thought that i wouldnt last for long
but somehow right now i believe
that im able, im able to carry on
i tell you that its been along
and oh its 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 its been an uphill journey
its sures been a long way comin
yes it has
its 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..