Change Gonna Come
B.i.G. Ben Lyrics

It's been a long...
It's been a long wait for change to come.

A long time coming but I know
I have been waiting a long time for change, but I remain hopeful.

Change gonna come,
Change is coming, it's inevitable.

Change gonna come, change gonna come,
Change is coming, it's going to happen.

President to my cerebellum,
I am thinking deeply and using my mind to make change happen.

So I reach out to her listeners and my mission is I betta tell'em
I am reaching out to my audience to share my message of hope and change.

Our fear of a free mind is hearing and spirit can die
When we are afraid to think freely, our spirit can suffer and die.

anytime you need to cry so you hide it deep inside
When we need to express our emotions, we often hide them deep inside ourselves.

Reason why?
The reason for this is...

How can you change what was writtin?
How can you change what has already been written or established?

Easy, don't focus your brain on what they mentioned
It's easy to change the status quo by not focusing on what has been established.

I got so used to tryna make thru
I have become accustomed to trying to make it through life's challenges.

I feel like I'm cheatin when I'm face with a break thru
I feel like I am cheating when I finally achieve a breakthrough.

The man in the mirror keep sayin I hate you
The voice in my head keeps telling me that I hate myself.

I respond like lil nigga I made you
I respond by saying that I am in control and have created my own destiny.

Slay those sayin they could break you so when I take...
I defeat those who try to bring me down, and when I take a break, I come back even stronger.

a break I go ape come back and play fool
When I take a break, I let loose and come back refreshed and ready to take on new challenges.

When they think they won that's when I question
When others think they have won, that's when I start to question and challenge their assumptions.

Change is iminit I evolve so it's nuthin
Change is inevitable and I am constantly evolving, so it's nothing to fear.

What's the discusion
What's the discussion about?

We've been calm since ever since columbus could'ntwork a compass
We've been here for a long time, since before Columbus arrived and couldn't even navigate properly.

We've acomplished what we conjured up while conscious
We have achieved what we have imagined while being aware or conscious of our surroundings and our abilities.

And consciously we conquerd all the eye can see
And with awareness, we have conquered everything that is visible to our eyes.

Constantly concoting more options but jobs are still obsent leaf
We are constantly coming up with new ideas, but jobs are still hard to come by.

It seems so odd to me and odyssey how honesty is honestly...
It's strange to me how honesty is the rarest thing in the world.

the rivrest thing upon us it's astonishing
It's amazing to me that the most common thing we lack is honesty.

How did all the honest people vonshish from the plonet?
How did all the honest people disappear from the planet?

Leaving us a laundry list of problems to acknowledge
This has left us with a long list of problems to address and recognize.

While plotting with my phonics me and sonic and bob
I am thinking and creating with my words, music, and art.

Non chomp and vises as I sit down and sketch my rhymes
I am not swayed by criticism as I sit down and create my rhymes.

Stretch my mind to figure out what's next in line
I challenge my mind to come up with new ideas and solutions for the future.

The next emyay and andre?
The next big thing in music, after Eminem and Andre 3000?

Nah homie it's just been a long...
No, it's just been a long time coming.

While as you listenin to this track
As you listen to this song,

You probably about to blog about it maybe say it's wack
You might be thinking about writing a blog post, saying that it's bad.

Or maybe compare the verses to see which one of us wud snap
Or maybe you are comparing the verses to see which one of us is better.

Completly ignoring the fact that this is way more than rap
But you are completely ignoring the fact that this is more than just a rap song.

Cause I happen to be on a magazine you happen to see this issue
Because I happen to be on a magazine that you happen to be reading.

Some people wish you well man some people turn against you
Some people support you, while others turn against you.

Some people even call up to the station just to diss you
Some people will even call in to radio shows just to criticize you.

You bitch you, you only mad at your self heres a tissue
You are only mad at yourself, so here's a tissue.

But that ain't even my focus man that hate ain't on my menue
But I am not focused on hate, that's not on my agenda.

I'm in a different city about to rock a different venue
I am in a different city, about to perform at a different place.

My girl sent me a text message just to say "I miss you"
My girlfriend sent me a text message saying that she misses me.

It won't be long before I'm home baby but the rents due, ha ha ha
I will be home soon, but I still have to pay the bills. Ha ha ha.