Native Son

by JAMES TAYLOR

18 Views May 20, 2026

Lyrics

Mount up, move on,

May you find the way back home.

Down and down we go,

Down into bright October,

Brothers in arms no more

Now that the war is over.

Have you waded in

And been to hell?

Will you lie upon the sofa,

See to the decoration of your shell

Now that the war is over?

Mount up, move on,

Damn the darkness,

Speed the dawn,

They lost, we won.

Try to find

Your way back home, native son.

Down and down we go,

Down into bright October,

Brothers in arms no more

Now that the war is over.

Have you waded in

And been to hell?

Will you lie upon the sofa,

See to the decoration of your shell

Now that the war is over?

Mount up, move on,

Damn the darkness,

Speed the dawn,

They lost, we won.

Try to find

Your way back home, native son.