I was born by a river in this little old tent 我就在这小老头10吨诞生一河

Oh just like this river I've been running ever since 哦，就像这条河，我一直以来运行

It's been a long, long time coming 这是一个很长很长的时间来

But I know, but I know a change is gotta come 但我知道，但我知道一个变化得来

Oh yes it is 哦，是的，它是

On my! 我的！

   

It's been too hard living, oh my 它已经太辛苦活，噢，我

And I'm afraid to die 而且我不怕死

I don't know what's up there 我不知道这是怎么回事有

Beyond the clouds 除了云

   

It's been a long long time coming 这是一个很长很长的时间来

But I know, but I know a change is gotta come 但我知道，但我知道一个变化得来

Oh yes it is 哦，是的，它是

On my! 我的！

   

There was a time I would go to my brother 曾经有一段时间我会去我的兄弟

I asked my brother, "Will you help me please?" 我问我弟弟， “你能帮我吗？ ”

He turned me down and then I ask my dear mother, oh 他拒绝了我，然后我问我亲爱的妈妈，呵呵

I said "Mother!" 我说：“妈妈！ ”

I said "Mother! I'm down on my knees" 我说：“妈妈！我对我的膝盖”

   

It's been a time that I thought 这是一个时间，我认为

Lord this couldn't last for very long 主啊，这可能不会持续很长时间

But somehow I thought I was still able to try to carry on 但不知何故，我想我还是可以尝试进行

It's been a long, long time coming 这是一个很长很长的时间来

But I know a change is gonna come 但我知道一个变化是会来

Oh, yes it is 哦，是的，它是

   

Just like I said, I went to my little bitty brother, my littele brother 就像我说的，我去我的小片断哥哥，我哥哥littele

I asked my brother "Brother help me please?" 我问我的兄弟“大哥帮帮我好吗？ ”

He turned me down and then I go to my little mother, my dear mother 他拒绝了我，然后我去我的小妈妈，亲爱的妈妈

I said "Mother!" 我说：“妈妈！ ”

I said "Mother! I'm down on my knees" 我说：“妈妈！我对我的膝盖”

   

But there was a time that I thought 但曾经有一段时间，我认为

Lord this couldn't last for very long 主啊，这可能不会持续很长时间

But somehow I thought I was still able to try to carry on 但不知何故，我想我还是可以尝试进行

It's been a long, long time coming 这是一个很长很长的时间来

But I know, but I know a change is gotta come 但我知道，但我知道一个变化得来

Oh yes it will 哦，是的，它会

   

So tired of standing by myself 这么累站在自己的

You know that I know that a change is gotta come 你知道，我知道，一个变化是得来