I was born by the river
In a little tent, oh
And just like a river

I've been running ever since

It's been a long

A long time coming
But i know a change
Has got to come

Oh, yes, it will

It's been too hard living

But i'm afraid to die
I don't know what's up there
Beyond the sky


It's been a long
A long time coming

But i know a change
Has got to come
Oh, yes, it will


(and i go) then i
I go to my brother

(and i say) and i say
Brother, help me please


But he, you know he
Just keep on, keep on
Knocking me to my knees


But, oh, there's been times
That i thought i could last alone

Now i think i'm able to carry on

It's been a long

A long time coming
But i know a change
Has got to come

A change has
Got to come, yeah


All the world over
So easy to see
People everywhere

Just wanna be free

Listen, please listen

That's the way it should be
Peace in the valley
People got to be free


They wanna be free now
Ow, come on

All the world

All the world over

So easy to see
People everywhere
Just wanna be free


(can't understand it)
Can't understand it

So simple to me
People everywhere
Just got to be free


Got to, got to be free
Listen


Shout it from the mountains
On out to the sea

No two ways about it
People have to be free


Ask me my opinion
My opinion will be
Natural situation for
A man to be free


Oh, come on
Ow, wanna be free
Yeah, yeah, oww
What a feeling


Oh, what a feeling's
Just come over me
(enough to move a mountain)
Love can move a mountain
Make a blind man see


Everybody's dancing
Come on, let's go see
(and peace in the valley)
Peace in the valley now

We all can be free

Come on, that's
What i'm talking about
Let me hear you clap one time
Come on


(wanna be free) yeah
Come on (got to be free)
All the world over
(wanna be free)
So easy to see
(got to be free)


People everywhere
(wanna be free)
They just wanna be free
(free)

Oh, what a feeling (free)

Come on with me (free)
I got to move a mountain
Make a blind man see

All the world over...