Well, it's dark in the city   I've lost my pride   The lights in the streets hide the stars from my eyes      It's been a long, long time coming   But I know that change is gonna come      And it's too hard living   But I'm afraid to die   Cause I don't know what's up there   Just beyond the sky      It's been a long, long time coming   But I know that change is gonna come      And I miss my family   My little girl   She is my princess   I'd give her the world      It's been a long, long time coming   But I know that change is gonna come      I just need some comfort   Some kind of belief   That this war we're fighting   Can really bring some peace      There's no rhyme nor reason   Or sweet melody   More and more weapons   mean less security      It's been a long, long time coming   But I know that change is gonna come      And I've tried to find it   Some better place   Where having the biggest gun   ain't some kind of race      It's been a long, long time coming   But I know that change is gonna come      There's been times I thought   I couldn'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 that change is gonna come      It's been a long, long time coming   But I know that change is gonna come      Yes, a change is gonna come