I was born by the river in a little tent Oh, just like the river, I been running ever since It's been a long, a long time coming But I know a change is gonna come Oh, yes it will, look it here
It's been too hard living and I'm afraid to die Look it here Cuz I don't know what's up there beyond the sky It's been a long I wish I could come out there where you are baby A long time coming but I know Look it here A change is gonna come, oh yes it will Look it here
Let me say one more thing I go to the movie and I go downtown But I don't like it here Somebody keep telling me oh boy, don't hang around It's been a long, a long If anybody know what I'm talking about Lemme see you wave your hands I know a chance gonna come, oh yes it will But I gotta take, say this here
Then I go to my brother, yes sir And I tell 'em, I say brother help me please But he winds up knockin' me He knocks me back down, back down on my Oh there's been times that I fall Somebody say yeah Life could pass me on, no no I know I'm able, I'm able, I'm able I'm able to carry on It's been a long, good God almighty A long time coming but I know, yeah A change is gonna come, oh yes it will Look it here, one more time
Then I go to my brother Somebody take your hands back and forth like this Everybody, everybody You sittin' in the first balcony too All over the auditorium tonight But he winds up knocking me down, my Back down on, back down on my knee oh
I've been down but I thought I could last Oh, I know I'm able, I'm able, I'm able I know, I know, I know a change gonna come And oh yes it will Somebody say yeah You all back here, lemme hear ya say yeah Somebody say oh yeah Somebody say oh yeah Somebody say yeah Whoa, right on
[Intro] Yeah, uh, uh Yeah It's the world's greatest It's the world's greatest C'mon, yeah The world's greatest
I am a mountain, I am a tall tree, oh I am a swift wind sweepin' the country I am a river down in the valley, oh I am a vision and I can see clearly
If anybody asks you who I am Just stand up tall Look 'em in the face and say
I'm that star up in the sky I'm that mountain peak up high Hey, I made it I'm the world's greatest And I'm that little bit of hope When my back's against the ropes I can feel it I'm the world's greatest
(The world's greatest, yo) (The world's greatest ever)
I am a giant, I am an eagle, oh I am a lion, down in the jungle I am a marchin' band, I am the people, oh I am a helping hand, I am a hero
If anybody asks you who I am Just stand up tall Look 'em in the face and say
I'm that star up in the sky I'm that mountain peak up high Hey, I made it I'm the world's greatest And I'm that little bit of hope When my back's against the ropes I can feel it I'm the world's greatest
In the ring of life I'll reign love And the world will notice a king When all is darkest, I'll shine a light And use a success you'll find in me
I'm that star up in the sky
I'm that mountain peak up high Hey, I made it I'm the world's greatest And I'm that little bit of hope When my back's against the ropes I can feel it I'm the world's greatest
I'm that star up in the sky I'm that mountain peak up high Hey, I made it I'm the world's greatest And I'm that little bit of hope When my back's against the ropes I can feel it I'm the world's greatest
I'm that star up in the sky I'm that mountain peak up high Hey, I made it I'm the world's greatest And I'm that little bit of hope When my back's against the ropes I can feel it I'm the world's greatest
1 - It's the greatest Can you feel it It's the greatest Can you feel it
Repeat 1 while: I saw the light At the end of a tunnel Believe in the pot of gold At the end of the rainbow And faith was right there To pull me through, yeah Used to be locked doors Now I can just walk on through Hey, uh, hey, hey, hey It's the greatest I'm that star up in the sky
I'm that star up in the sky I'm that mountain peak up high Hey, I made it I'm the world's greatest And I'm that little bit of hope When my back's against the ropes I can feel it I'm the world's greatest
