I was born by a river, oh myIn this little old townJust like this riverI've been running ever sinceIt's been alone
Lord, I'm coming but I know, but I knowThat changes gotta come, nowOu yes it is, my oh my oh my oh myIt's been too hard li
vin', oh myAnd I'm afraid to dieI don't know what's up thereBeyond the cloudsIt's been aloneLord I'm coming but I know, b
ut I knowThat changes gotta comeOh yes it is, my oh my oh myThere's a timeI will go to my brother, oh myI would ask my br
otherWill you help me please, oh now oh nowHe turned me downAnd then I asked my little mother, oh my ohI said mother, I sai
d motherI'm down on my kneesIt's been time that I goLord it's too lateVery long, oh now ohSomehow I thought I was still
ableTo try to carry onIt's been aloneLord I'm coming but I knowThat changes gonna comeOh yes it isHuh, just like I said
I went to my little baby brother, oh my, my little brotherI asked my brother, brother help me please, oh nowHe turned me down
And then I go to my little mother, my dear mother, oh now, huhI said mother, I said mother I'm down on my kneesBut there wa
s a time that I goLord it's too lateSo very long, oh my ohSomehow I thought I was still ableTo try to carry onIt's been al
oneLord I'm coming but I know, but I knowThat changes gotta come, ouIt's been so long, It's been so longA little too longB
ut changes gotta comeSo tired, so tired of sufferingStanding by myselfHas given up a homeBut changes gotta