Lyrics of A change is gonna come

There's an old friend
That i once heard say
Something that touched my heart
And it began this way

I was born by the river
In a little tent
And just like the river
I've been runnin' ever since

He said it's been a long time comin'
But i know my change is gonna come, oh yeah

He said it's been too hard livin'
But i'm afraid to die
I might not be if i knew what was up there
Beyond the sky

It's been a long, a long time comin'
But i know my change has got to come, oh yeah

I went, i went to my brother
And i asked him, "brother
Could you help me, please?"

He said, "good sister
I'd like to but i'm not able"
And when i, when i looked around
I was right back down
Down on my bended knees, yes i was, oh

There've been times that i thought
I thought that i wouldn't last for long
But somehow right now
I believe that i'm able, i'm able to carry on

I tell you that it's been a long
And oh it's been an uphill journey, all the way
But i know, i know, i know
I know my change is gonna come

Sometimes
I had to cry all night long, yes i did
Sometimes
I had to give up right, for what i knew was wrong

Yes it's been an uphill journey
It's sure's been a long way comin', yes it has
It's been real hard every step of the way
But i believe, i believe

This evenin' my change is come
Yeah, i tell you that my change is come