There have been times that I thought I couldn't last for long

Question

But now I think I'm able to carry on
It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will

Which of the options below most correctly and effectively incorporates this source material? (Either APA or MLA style citations are acceptable.)


Everyone can be inspired by Cooke’s idea that all things change sooner or later. (1964)


Cooke believed that while there were some times he thought he wouldn’t be able to last, in 1964 he realized he could carry on because even though it had taken a long time, he was now sure that a change was coming.


In his song “A Change is Gonna Come,” Sam Cooke (1964) summed up the pain and hope of the Civil Rights movement in just a few lines: “It's been a long, a long time coming / But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will" (chorus).


Although he was furious at being turned away from a hotel because he was black, Cooke (1964, chorus) somehow managed to believe that “although it’s been a long time coming, a change is going to come.”

Answer 1

In his song “A Change is Gonna Come,” Sam Cooke (1964) summed up the pain and hope of the Civil Rights movement in just a few lines: “It's been a long, a long time coming / But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will" (chorus).