A Change Is Gonna Come (Sam Cooke) Songtext
von Billy Bragg

(Original song by Sam Cooke)

I was born by the river in a little tent
And just like the river, I′ve been running ever since
It's been a long time coming
But I know a change is gonna come

It′s been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die
I don't know what′s up there beyond the sky
It′s been a long time coming
But I know a change is gonna come


I go to the movie, and I go downtown
Somebody keep telling me "Don't hang around"
It′s been a long time coming
But I know a change is gonna come

Then I go to my brother and I say, "Brother, help me please"
But he winds up knocking me back down on my knees

There've been times that I′ve thought I couldn't last for long
But now I think I′m able to carry on
It's been a long time coming
But I know a change is gonna come