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, oh yeah 但我知道我的变化是会来，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 what was up there 我可能不会，如果我知道什么是在那里

Beyond the sky 除了天空

   

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, oh yeah 但我知道我的变化已经得到了来了，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, yes I was, oh 对我的跪拜，是我，呵呵

   

There've been times that I thought 有去过，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 但不知何故，现在

I believe that I'm able, I'm able to carry on 我相信我能，我能够进行

   

I tell you that it's been a long 我告诉你，这是一个漫长的

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

I had to cry all night long, yes I did 我早就哭了一夜，是我没有

Sometimes 有时

I had to give up right, for what I knew was wrong 我不得不放弃权利，因为我知道错了

   

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', yes it has 它肯定是一个漫长的路科曼 ，是的，它有

It's been real hard every step of the way 它是真正的努力的每一步

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 my change is come 是啊，我告诉你，我的变化来