A CHANGE IS GONNA COME
(Sam Cooke) 

Recorded by : Baby Huey; The Band; John Boutté; Huriah Boynton; 
Eugene Bridges; Bobby Bryant; Solomon Burke; The Chenile Sisters; Sam Cooke; 
The Charlie Daniels Band; Terence Trent D'Arby; Dynamic Dixie Travelers; 
Clifton Dyson; JaRon Eames; The Fabulous Boogie Kings; Aretha Franklin; 
The Fugees; The Gits; Al Green; Jimmy Hall; Hannibal; Eddie Harris; 
Greg Hatza Organization; The Jackson 5; Elvin Jones; King Curtis; 
Beverley Knight; The Manhattans; Gregg Martinez; Mighty Sam McClain; 
Jack McDuff; Meditation Singers; The Mighty Clouds Of Joy;
The Neville Brothers; Aaron Neville; David "Fathead" Newman;
Northernblues Gospel Allstars; The Nylons; The Original Soul Stirrers;
Graham Parker; Ken Parker; Lucky Peterson; Billy Preston; Otis Redding;
Roy Redmond; Arlen Roth; Carl Sims; Earl Slick; Kenny Smith; Solo; 
Storyville; Bettye Swann; Sweet Betty; Swervedriver; Michael Thompson;
Three Dog Night; Tina Turner; Bobby Womack; Brenton Wood.


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