Change

I was rereading the other night's post, about change and it reminded me of one of my favorite songs. A Change is Gonna Come, by Sam Cooke. To me it is about the inevitability of change and the hope that that brings.

No need to force it when you are going to flow right into it.


I was born by the river
In a little tent
And just like the river
I've been running ever since

It's been a long, long time coming
But I know a change gonna come
Oh, yes it is

It's been too hard living
But I'm afraid to die
I don't know what's up there beyond the sky

It's been a long, long time coming
But I know a change gonna come
Oh yes it will

Then I go to my brother
I say brother help me please
But he winds up knocking me
Back down on my knees
There's been times that I thought
I wouldn't last for long
But now I think I'm able to carry on

It's been a long, long time coming
But I know a change is gonna come
Oh, yes it will


-A Change is Gonna Come, Sam Cooke-