A Change Is Gonna Come (Live (1998 Hammerstein Ballroom))

Theres 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
Ive been runnin ever since
He said its been a long time comin
But I know my change is gonna come, oh yeah
He said its been too hard livin
But Im afraid to die
I might not be if
I knew what was up there
Beyond the sky
Its 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 Id like to but Im not able'
And when I, when
I looked around
I was right back down
Down on my bended knees, yes
I was, oh
Thereve been times that
I thought
I thought that
I wouldnt last for long
But somehow right now
I believe that
Im able,
Im able to carry on
I tell you that its been a long
And oh its 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 its been an uphill journey
Its sures been a long way comin, yes it has
Its 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