It`s been too hard living and i`m affraid to die
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
Oh yes it is
I go to the movies and i go around in town
Everybody there keeps telling me don`t hang around
It`s been a long, a long time coming
But i know a change is gonna come
Oh yes it is
Then i go to my brother
And i say brother, please
But he just winds up, knocking me
Back down on my knees
Sometimes i thought i wouldn`t last for long
But now i think i`m able to carry on
It`s been a long, long time coming
But i know a change is gonna come
Oh yes it is