Yo
(One time)

I was born by the river
(Uh, uh)
In a tentement
Oh, my poor mother
She could hardly pay the rent

It's been a long
(Ha)
A long time comin'
But I know a change is gonna come
Oh, yes it will

Two time, yeah

It's been too hard livin'
(Huh)
And I'm afraid to die
(Why?)
I don't know what's out there
Yeah, yeah, beyond the sky

It's been a long
(Huh)
A long time comin'
But I know a change is gonna come
Oh
(Oh)
Yes it will

Say it Wyclef, check it out, say it, uh uh
Oh my

See I go to my brotha
(C'mon and say what, say what)
And I say brotha help me please
(C'mon L Boogie)

And he winds up
He winds up
Knockin' me, knockin' me
(Uh huh)
Back down on my knees
Ohh

Three time

It's been times when I didn't think
That I would last for long
(Huh)
But now we think we're bound to carry on

It's been a long
(Uh, huh, huh, huh, yeah)
A long time comin'
But I know a change is gonna come
Oh, yes it will

This has been The Fugees
L Boogie, Prize Well, Wyclef
The Refugees are out
(Yes it will, yes it will, yes it will)

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Writer(s): Sam Cooke