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A Change Is Gonna Come

This version of A Change Is Gonna Come was released by The Band in 1973.

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I was born by the river in a little tent
And just like that river I’ve been running ever since
It’s been a long time coming
But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will

It’s been too hard living, but I’m afraid to die
Cos I don’t know what’s out there beyond the sky
It’s been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will

And then I go to see my brother
And I ask him to help me please
And he just winds up knockin’ me
Back down on my knees

There were times when I thought I couldn’t last for long
But now I think I’m able to carry on
It’s been a long, been a long time coming
But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will

It’s been too hard living, but I’m afraid to die
Cos I don’t know what’s out there beyond the sky
It’s been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will

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The lyrics to A Change Is Gonna Come are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by The Band in 1973. Elements of the lyrics to A Change Is Gonna Come are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by The Band and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for A Change Is Gonna Come back when it was created.

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