A Change Is Gonna Come (LP版)

There's 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 I've been running every since
He said it's been a long time coming
But I know my change is gonna come
Oh yeah
He said it's been too hard living 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 coming
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 a long and oh
With been an uphill journey all the way
But I know I know I know I know my change is gonna come
Sometimes I've had to cry all night long yes I did
Sometimes I had to give up right for what I knew was wrong
Yeah it's been an uphill journey
It's sure been a long way coming yes it has
It's been real hard every step of the way
But I believe I believe this evening my change has come
Yeah