Any Change to Spare…?
I was born by the river in a little tent
And just like that 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
Cos I don’t know what’s out there beyond the sky
It’s been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will
I‘ve always loved that song by Sam C.ooke, hearing it countless times while visiting my sister’s house in the 1980s. It was, ironically, music she listened to while she, well, cooked. And it was probably more than that. It was an anthem of sorts, a song that every person that ever struggled sang from their toes, digging deep to emphasize the part that meant the most to them. (more…)
