Fisk University Class of 1972
ALL ARTISTS
A Change Is Gonna Come
Sam Cooke
I was born by the river in a little tent
It's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die
I go to the movie, and I go downtown
Then I go to my brother
Oh, there've been times that I thought I couldn't last for long
Oh, and just like the river I've been running ever since
It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will
Cause I don't know what's up there beyond the sky
It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will
Somebody keep telling me don't hang around
It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will
And I say brother, help me please
But he winds up knockin' me
Back down on my knees
But now I think I'm able to carry on
It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will