This is a song about change you see
We say many things about the
Changing aspects of our lives we say
That since change is inevitable
We should direct
The change rather than simply continue to go
Through the change we sing a
Song of revolution as change to the
Brothers in the Caribbean and Africa
Where I'm coming from

Early in the morning, I, I heard the call
Of the crow he said, "Come on now
Brother want you to fly with me and
And can't you see it's time to go?"
Well, I've been-a working on
This delta underneath burning sun
Seemed like a Mississippi revolution
I feel like-a where I'm coming from
Feel like-a where I'm coming from
Feel like-a where I'm coming from

A brother man run to Nebraska
After the Civil War was through
He worked with his hands
He worked on the land all of
His life ain't nothing else he know to do
A rooting-tooting, Wild West
Shooting-up brother
Though his story don't teach us none
Seemed like a Wild West revolution
Ought to be where I'm coming from
Ought to be where I'm coming from
Ought to be where I'm coming from

Brother man raised on welfare
He live his life a-in the heart of the city
Among the junkies and the desperate people
A brother man
Learned about a life without pity
But he just been a-thinking and
Waiting and thinking and waiting
He knew his chance was bound to come
It seemed like big city revolution
Ought to be where I'm coming from ‘cause
Yes, the way I'm coming from
And it ought to be where I'm coming from

And the point I was
Trying to make: I'm moving from
Place to place and time to time yes, and the
Vibration that bring me new vibrations
Of the song on peoples' mind
They tell me, "Gil, don't be afraid
Of revolution! Ain't nothing but
Change and change is
Sure ‘nough bound to come" yeah
Now put a little
Revolution in your life and you'll
Understand where I'm coming from-a
Can you understand-a where I'm coming from?
Understand where I'm coming from

Yeah, tell me, can you just understand?
I'm trying my best to explain, but, tell me
Can you understand?
We're living in a world of
Change now, tell me, do you just understand?
Now I'm trying my best to
Explain, but, tell me
Do you just understand?
‘Cause if we ever get together, it'd
Be so much better brother, understand
If we ever get together, it'd
Be so much better brother, understand
And I really believe, and I really believe
And I
Really believe we could talk to another
All over and showing the world
We understand we're living in
A world of change, uh
Living in a world of change, my
Brother tell me, t-tell me, brother, do you
Understand? ‘Cause if we ever get together
It'll be more magic do you understand?