There's an old friend 这里有一个老朋友

That I once heard say 我曾经听过说

Something that touched my heart 东西触动了我的心脏

And it began this way 它开始这样

   

I was born by the river 我出生在河边

In a little tent 在一个小帐篷

And just like the river 就这样在河

I've been runnin' ever since 我一直在天边自从

He said it's been a long time comin' 他说，这是一个漫长的时间科曼

But I know my change is gonna come 但我知道我的变化是会来

Oh yeah 哦耶

   

He said it's been too hard livin' 他说，它已经太辛苦活着

But I'm afraid to die 但我不怕死

I might not be if I knew 我可能不会，如果我知道

What was up there beyond the sky 是什么在那里超越天空

It's been a long, a long time comin' 这是一个很长，很长的时间马上就要来

But I know my change has got to come 但我知道我的变化已经得到了来

Oh yeah 哦耶

   

I went, I went to my brother 我去，我去了我的兄弟

And I asked him, "Brother 我问他， “哥

Could you help me, please?" 你能帮助我，好吗？ “

He said, "Good sister 他说：“好妹妹

I'd like to but I'm not able" 我想，但我不能“

And when I, when I looked around 当我，当我环顾四周

I was right back down 我是正确的回落

Down on my bended knees 对我的跪拜

Yes I was, oh 是的，我是，哦

   

There I've been times that I thought 在那里，我去过，我认为次

I thought that I wouldn't last for long 我以为我不会持续太久

But somehow right now I believe 但不知何故，现在我相信

That I'm able, I'm able to carry on 我能够，我能够进行

I tell you that it's been along 我告诉你，它已经沿

And oh it's been an uphill journey 哦它已经是一场艰苦的旅程

All the way 一路

But I know, I know, I know 但我知道，我知道，我知道

I know my change is gonna come 我知道我的变化是会来

Sometimes I had to cry all night long 有时候，我早就哭了一夜

Yes I did 是的，我做了

Sometimes I had to give up right 有时候，我不得不放弃权利

For what I knew was wrong 为了什么我知道错了

Yes it's been an uphill journey 是的，它是一个艰苦的旅程

It's sure's been a long way comin' 它肯定是被科曼很长的路要走“

Yes it has 是的，它有

It's been real hard 它是真正的硬

Every step of the way 的每一步

But I believe, I believe 但我相信，我相信

This evenin' my change is come 这evenin 我的变化来

Yeah I tell you that 是的，我告诉你，

My change is come 我的变化来