A Change is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke

These Special Adam Performances threads consolidate covers and duets sung by Adam post American Idol, during the GNT and Trespassing eras.

This thread is for information and discussion about Adam's performances of A Change is Gonna Come.

A Change is Gonna Come was written and recorded by R&B singer-songwriter Sam Cooke and released in 1964 as the "B" side single to Shake.





Lyrics
I was born by the river in a little tent
Oh and just like the river I've been running ever since
It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will

It's been too hard living but I'm afraid to die
'Cause I don't know what's up there beyond the sky
It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will

I go to the movie and I go downtown
Somebody keep telling me, "Don't hang around"
It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will

Then I go to my brother
And I say, "Brother, help me please"
But he winds up knockin' me
Back down on my knees

Oh there been times that I thought I couldn't last for long
But now I think I'm able to carry on
It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will