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A Change

Aretha Franklin

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A Change

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There's an old friendThat I once heard saySomething that touched my heartAnd it began this wayI was born by the riverIn a little tentAnd just like the riverI've been runnin' ever sinceHe said it's been a long time comin'But I know my change is gonna comeOh yeahHe said it's been too hard livin'But I'm afraid to dieI might not be if I knewWhat was up there beyond the skyIt's been a long, a long time comin'But I know my change has got to comeOh yeahI went, I went to my brotherAnd I asked him, "BrotherCould you help me, please? "He said, "Good sisterI'd like to but I'm not able"And when I, when I looked aroundI was right back downDown on my bended kneesYes I was, ohThere I've been times that I thoughtI thought that I wouldn't last for longBut somehow right now I believeThat I'm able, I'm able to carry onI tell you that it's been alongAnd oh it's been an uphill journeyAll the wayBut I know, I know, I knowI know my change is gonna comeSometimes I had to cry all night longYes I didSometimes I had to give up rightFor what I knew was wrongYes it's been an uphill journeyIt's sure's been a long way comin'Yes it hasIt's been real hardEvery step of the wayBut I believe, I believeThis evenin' my change is comeYeah I tell you thatMy change is come
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