A Change Is Gonna Come
(Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2014)
I was born by the river in a little tent
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's gon' come
It's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die
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's gon' come
Then I go, then I go to my brother
I say, "Brother, help me, please."
But he winds up knocking me
Right back down on my knees
Didn't think, didn't think I could last, I could last for long
But now I think I'm able, able to carry on
It's been a long, long time coming
But I know a change's gon' come, oh yes, it will