I was born by the river in a little tent I was born by the river in a little tent Eu nasci perto do rio em uma pequena tenda And just like the river baby I've been running ever since And just like the river baby I've been running ever since E assim como o rio, baby, eu tenho corrido desde então It's been a long, a long time coming It's been a long, a long time coming Já faz muito tempo, muito tempo And I know a change is gonna come And I know a change is gonna come E eu sei que uma mudança virá It's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die It's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die Tem sido muito difícil viver, mas tenho medo de morrer 'Cause I don't know what's up there baby beyond the sky 'Cause I don't know what's up there baby beyond the sky Porque eu não sei o que há lá, baby, além do céu It's been a long, a long time coming It's been a long, a long time coming Já faz muito tempo, muito tempo And I know a change is gonna come And I know a change is gonna come E eu sei que uma mudança virá Then I go down to my brother Then I go down to my brother Então eu vou até o meu irmão And I say: Brother, help me please And I say: Brother, help me please E eu digo: Irmão, me ajude por favor But he winds up knockin' me back down But he winds up knockin' me back down Mas ele acabou batendo de volta On my knees On my knees Nos meus joelhos There been times that I thought I couldn't last for long There been times that I thought I couldn't last for long Houve momentos em que pensei que não poderia durar por muito tempo But now I think I'm able to carry on But now I think I'm able to carry on Mas agora eu acho que posso continuar It's been a long, a long time coming It's been a long, a long time coming Já faz muito, muito tempo And I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will And I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will E eu sei que uma mudança virá, oh sim, virá It's been a long, a long time coming It's been a long, a long time coming Já faz muito, muito tempo And I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will And I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will E eu sei que uma mudança virá, oh sim, virá Well, it's been a long, a long time coming Well, it's been a long, a long time coming Bem, já faz muito, muito tempo And I know a change is gonna come, change And I know a change is gonna come, change E eu sei que uma mudança virá, mudança I know it, I know it, I know, I know, I know I know it, I know it, I know, I know, I know Eu sei, eu sei, eu sei, eu sei, eu sei A change is gonna come A change is gonna come Uma mudança virá