It's been a long, long time coming I said "Mother!" I said "Mother! I'm down on my knees" A change has gotta come I was born by a river, oh man, in this little old tent, oh Just like this river, I've been running ever since But I know, but I know, a

I’m ready for it I’d never seen it coming, never seen a thing Maybe I’ll get through it if it’s coming to me We fall (we fall down) If you fall (we fall down) If you fall down hard I’ll be ready to crawl

We gotta stand for something Start running, running, it's the rapture Coming, they're gonna catch ya We give it all or nothing, we've gotta stand for something 'Cause it’s the rapture, oh, oh, oh Tonight I'm the last man standing Threw a wish down the

Home at last Oh Angela it's a long time coming They raise you up just to cut you down When you left this town, with your windows down And the wilderness inside Let the exits pass, all the tar and glass 'Til the road and sky align The strangers in this

It's coming down, down, I'm coming down He's coming down, down, I'm coming down I've got a lover a love like religion I'm such a fool for sacrifice I've got a lover and I'm unforgiven I'm such a fool to pay this price I found him in a lover Now we're

Tell me how you feel 'bout a nigga coming thru on a 4am flex shawty We done came down off a mission now its time for the 4am flex shawty Leaving round 2, did the mission round 3, you the 4am flex shawty I'm on my way right now, on the 4am flex yeah You

I know there's a way Before the awful sound Started coming down It's an awful sound We can make 'em pay Think it over and say (I'm never going back again) We can leave today When you hit the ground You and I were born

I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain Coming down on a sunny day Someone told me long ago There's a calm before the storm I know, and its been coming for sometime When its over so they say It'll bring a sunny day I know, shining down like water

And that's the way I loved you And it's two a.m. and I'm cursing your name Breakin' down and coming undone It's a roller coaster kinda rush And I never knew I could feel that much But I miss screaming and fighting and kissing in the rain You're so in

Man it's been a long time coming (ooh it's been a long time) But I never forgot about you Yeah, we've traveled the world Seen a lot of places, so many faces We had a good time, we've grown together Who would've thought we'd stay down this long, heh? This