born by the river in a little tent
And just like the river, I've been running ever since
It's been a long time coming
But I know a change is gonna come
It's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die
I don't know what's up there beyond the sky
It's been a long time coming
But I know a change is gonna come
I go to the movie, and I go downtown
Somebody keep telling me "Don't hang around"
It's been a long time coming
But I know a change is gonna come
Then I go to my brother and I say, "Brother, help me
please"
But he winds up knocking me back down on my knees
There've been times that I've thought I couldn't last for
long
But now I think I'm able to carry on
It's been a long time coming
But I know a change is gonna come
A Change Is Gonna Come is written by Alex White, Sam Cooke, Tom White. It is first released in 1978 as part of Bobby Womack's album "At Home In Muscle Shoals" which includes 15 tracks in total. This song is the 11st track on this album. A Change Is Gonna Come falls under the genres R&B, Soul.