Sam Cooke

A Change Is Gonna Come

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I was born by the river in a little tent
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Oh, just like a river, I've been running ever since
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It's been a long, a long time coming
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But I know a change is gonna come, oh, yes, it will

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It's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die
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'Cause I don't know what's up there above the sky
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It's been a long, a long time coming
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But I know a change is gonna come, oh, yes, it will

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And I go to the movie, and I go downtown
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Somebody keep telling me, don't hang around
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It's been a long, a long time coming
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But I know a change is gonna come, oh, yes, it will

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    Then I go to my brother
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    And I say: "Brother, help me, please"
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    But he winds up knockin' me
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    Back down on my knees

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There been times that I thought I wouldn't last for long
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Now I think I'm able to carry on
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It's been a long, a long time coming
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But I know a change is gonna come, oh, yes, it will