Sam Cooke had over 30 top 40 hits during his lifetime. Some of his most beloved tracks include "Cupid," "Bring it on Home to Me," and "Chain Gang."
This song, recorded decades ago, hasn’t lost any of its power. The marches that took place around the world over the weekend showed how necessary citizen action is to bending history toward justice. —The Editors
I was born by the river In a little tent And just like the river I've been running Ever since It's been a long time coming But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will It's been too hard living But I'm afraid to die Cause I don't know what's up there Beyond the sky It's been a long time coming But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will I go to the movie And I go downtown Somebody keep telling me don't hang around It's been a long time coming But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will Then I go to my brother And I say brother help me please But he winds up knockin' me Back down on my knees There been times when I thought I couldn't last for long But now I think I'm able to carry on It's been a long time coming But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will