billy bragg
a change is gonna come [#][*]
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