ThereĄŻs an old friend
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That I once heard say
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Something that touched my heart
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And it began this way
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I was born by the river
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In a little tent
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And just like the river
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IĄŻve been runninĄŻ ever since
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He said itĄŻs been a long time cominĄŻ
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But I know my change is gonna come
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Oh yeah
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He said itĄŻs been too hard livinĄŻ
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But IĄŻm afraid to die
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I might not be if I knew
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What was up there beyond the sky
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ItĄŻs been a long, a long time cominĄŻ
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But I know my change has got to come
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Oh yeah
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I went, I went to my brother
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And I asked him, "Brother
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Could you help me, please?"
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He said, "Good sister
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IĄŻd like to but IĄŻm not able"
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And when I, when I looked around
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I was right back down
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Down on my bended knees
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Yes I was, oh
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ThereĄŻve been times that I thought
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I thought that I wouldnĄŻt last for long
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But somehow right now I believe
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That IĄŻm able, IĄŻm able to carry on
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I tell you that itĄŻs been along
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And oh itĄŻs been an uphill journey
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All the way
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But I know, I know, I know
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I know my change is gonna come
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Sometimes I had to cry all night long
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Yes I did
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Sometimes I had to give up right
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For what I knew was wrong
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Yes itĄŻs been an uphill journey
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ItĄŻs sureĄŻs been a long way cominĄŻ
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Yes it has
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ItĄŻs been real hard
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Every step of the way
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But I believe, I believe
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This eveninĄŻ my change is come
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Yeah I tell you that
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My change is come..
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A Change
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| Aretha Franklin |
