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A Change Is Gonna Come

Al Green

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A Change Is Gonna Come

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You look good out there, babyI was born by the river in a little tentOh, just like the river, I been running ever sinceIt's been a long, a long time comingBut I know a change is gonna comeOh, yes it will, look it hereIt's been too hard living and I'm afraid to dieLook it hereCuz I don't know what's up there beyond the skyIt's been a longI wish I could come out there where you are babyA long time coming but I knowLook it hereA change is gonna come, oh yes it willLook it hereLet me say one more thingI go to the movie and I go downtownBut I don't like it hereSomebody keep telling me oh boy, don't hang aroundIt's been a long, a longIf anybody know what I'm talking aboutLemme see you wave your handsI know a chance gonna come, oh yes it willBut I gotta take, say this hereThen I go to my brother, yes sirAnd I tell 'em, I say brother help me pleaseBut he winds up knockin' meHe knocks me back down, back down on myOh there's been times that I fallSomebody say yeahLife could pass me on, no noI know I'm able, I'm able, I'm ableI'm able to carry onIt's been a long, good God almightyA long time coming but I know, yeahA change is gonna come, oh yes it willLook it here, one more timeThen I go to my brotherSomebody take your hands back and forth like thisEverybody, everybodyYou sittin' in the first balcony tooAll over the auditorium tonightBut he winds up knocking me down, myBack down on, back down on my knee ohI've been down but I thought I could lastOh, I know I'm able, I'm able, I'm ableI know, I know, I know a change gonna comeAnd oh yes it willSomebody say yeahYou all back here, lemme hear ya say yeahSomebody say oh yeahSomebody say oh yeahSomebody say yeahWhoa, right on
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