"A Change Gonna Come"- Sam Cooke

[enigmatic]

An absolute classic from the greatest soul singer...

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

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....

[necso]

1. I like his version best.

(Those lyrics sites are rarely completely correct.)

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

It's been too hard livin', but I'm afraid to die
B'cause I don't know what's up there beyond the sky
It's been a long, a long time comin'
But I know a change gonna come
Oh, yes it will

I go to the movie, and I go downtown
Somebody keep tellin' me "don't hang around"
It's been a long, a long time comin'
But I know a change gonna come
Oh, yes it will

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

Lord, there've been times that I thought I couldn't last for long
But now I think I'm able to carry on
It's been a long, a long time comin'
But I know a change gonna come
Oh, yes it will

...

(more or less... and I think that it's almost gospel. And I always miss that ing-in' (et al) thing.)