I was born by the river In a little tent And just like river, baby I've been running ever since It's been a long Long time coming And I know Change is gonna come It's been too hard living But I'm afraid to die 'Cause I don't know what's up there, baby Beyond the sky It's been a long Long time coming And I know Change is gonna come Well, I go down to my brother And I say Brother, help me breathe But he winds up Knocking me back down On my knees, yeah Yeah! There'd been times where I thought I Couldn't last for long Now I think I'm able To carry on It's been a long Long time coming And I know Change is gonna come