There's an old friend that I once heard say 有一个老朋友，我曾经听到说

Somethin' that touched my heart, and it began this way: 事端是触动了我的心脏，它开始是这样的：

   

I was born by the river, in a little tent; 我在河边出生在一个小帐篷;

And just like the river, I've been runnin' every since... 而且就像河流，我一直在天边，因为每一个...

He said, "It's been a long time comin', but I know my change is gonna come..." 他说， “这是一个漫长的时间马上就要来，但我知道我的变化是会来......”

Oh, yeah... 哦，是啊...

   

He said, "It's been too hard livin', but I'm afraid to die; 他说， “这是太难活着，但我不怕死;

I might not be if I knew what was up there beyond the sky... 我可能不会，如果我知道什么是在那里超越了天空......

It's been a long, a long time comin', but I know my change has got to come..." 这是一个很长，很长的时间马上就要来，但我知道我的变化已经得到了来......“

Oh, yeah... 哦，是啊...

   

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

And I asked him, "Brother, could you help me, please?" 我问他， “哥，你能不能帮我，好吗？ ”

He said, "Good sister, I'd like to, but I'm not able..." 他说， “好姐姐，我想，但我不能......”

And when I, when I looked around, I was right back down, down on my bended knees, 当我，当我环顾四周，我是对的背下来，倒在我的膝盖弯曲，

Yes, I was! Oh! 是的，我是！哦！

   

There've been times that I thought... I thought that I wouldn't last for long, 有去过，我还以为......我以为我会不会持续太久时间，

But somehow, right now, I believe that I'm able, I'm able to carry on... 但不知何故，现在，我相信我能，我能够进行...

I tell you that it's been a long... and, oh, it's been an uphill journey all the way, 我告诉你，这是一个漫长的...... ，哦，它已经是一场艰苦的旅程一路，

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

   

Sometimes, I've had to cry all night long - yes, I did; 有时候，我已经长到哭了一夜 - 是的，我做;

Sometimes, I had to give up right for what I knew was wrong... 有时候，我不得不放弃正确的东西，我知道错了......

Yeah, it's been an uphill journey! 是的，它已经是一场艰苦的旅程！

It's sure been a long way comin'... yes, it has... 它肯定是科曼很长的路要走......是的，有...

It's been real hard every step of the way, 它一直的方式真正困难的每一步，

But I believe, I believe, this evenin', my change has come... 但我相信，我相信，这evenin ，我的变化已经到来...

Yeah! I tell you that my change has come 是啊！我告诉你，我的变化已经到来