Verse 1:
If this is my last ride
Too far down the road
I won't bide my time
I'm going it alone
Chaos in the streets
Innocence is gone
No one else to turn to
Nowhere left to run
Pre-Chorus:
When the smoke clears
When the smoke clears
Chorus:
A change's gonna come
A change's gonna come
A change's gonna come
A new day risin'
A change's gonna come
A change's gonna come
A change's gonna come
A change's gonna come
A new day risin'
A change's gonna come
Verse 2:
I'm all out of hours
I've ran all the miles
Sifted through the scowls
Can't never trust a smile
Ashes at my feet
Beauty didn't come
Who you gonna to turn to?
Where you gonna run?
Pre-Chorus 2:
When the smoke clears
Chorus:
A change's gonna come
A change's gonna come
A change's gonna come
A new day risin'
A change's gonna come
A change's gonna come
A change's gonna come
A change's gonna come
A new day risin'
A change's gonna come
Bridge:
My rules, my rules now
My rules, my rules now
My rules, my rules now
I will not let you down
Chorus:
A change's gonna come
A change's gonna come
A change's gonna come
A new day risin'
A change's gonna come
A change's gonna come
A change's gonna come
A change's gonna come
A new day risin'
A change's gonna come
My rules, my rules now
My rules, my rules now
My rules, my rules now
I will not let you down"