A Change Is Gonna Come - Otis Redding

作词：Sam Cooke

I was born by a river oh my

In this little old town oh

Just like this river

I've been running ever since

It's been a long long long

Long time coming but I know but I know

Changes gotta come now

Oh yes it is my oh my oh my oh my

It's been too hard livin' oh my

And I'm afraid to die

I don't know what's up there

Beyond the clouds

It's been a long long long

Long time coming but I know but I know

That changes gotta come

Oh yes it is my oh my oh my

There's a time

I will go to my brother oh my

I would ask my brother

Will you help me please oh now oh now

He turned me down

And then I asked my little mother oh my oh

I said Mother I said Mother

I'm down on my knees

It's been time that I know

Lord it's too late

Very long oh now oh

Somehow I thought I was still able

To try to carry on

It's been a long long long

Long time coming but I know

That changes gonna come

Oh yes it is

Huh just like I said

I went to my little bitty brother oh my

My little brother I asked my brother

Brother help me please oh now

He turned me down

And then I go to my little mother

My dear mother oh now huh

I said Mother I said

Mother I'm down on my knees

But there was a time that I know

Lord it's too late

So very long oh my oh

Somehow I thought I was still able

To try to carry on

It's been a long long

Long time coming but I know but I know

That changes gotta come ho

It's been so long It's been so long

A little long

But changes gotta come

So tired so tired of suffering

Standing by myself

Has given up a home

But changes gotta come

You know and I know

You know that I know

And I know that you know

Honey that a change is gonna come

Oh now oh my I gotta