(S. Cooke)
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I was born by the river in a little tent
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Oh, and like that river I've been running ever since
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It's been a long, long time coming
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But I know a change is gonna come
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Oh yes it is
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It's been too hard living and I'm afraid to die
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I don't know what's up there beyond the sky
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It's been a long, long time coming
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But I know a change is gonna come
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Oh yes it is
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I go to the movies and I go around in town
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Everybody there keeps telling me "don't hang around"
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It's been a long, a long time coming
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But I know a change is gonna come
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Oh yes it is
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Then I go to my brother
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And I say "Brother, please"
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But he just winds up, knocking me
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Back down on my knees
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Sometimes I thought I wouldn't last for long
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But now I think I'm able to carry on
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It's been a long, long time coming
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But I know a change is gonna come
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Oh yes it is
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A Change Is Gonna Come
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| Tina Turner |
