Came through snow and drivin' rain

I came free and I came chained

I watch ships pull up on the shore

Worked and played, lived and died

Valleys deep and mountains high

Don't say you don't need me anymore

'Cause I ain't goin' nowhere

'Cause I'm right where I belong

I don't have to love it, and I don't have to leave it

I ain't no stranger here, I'm your native son

Soldier said let's serve and slave

All the blood and sweat I gave

I sang songs at home I left behind

My head's been beaten, my soul's been spent

My taxes taken, my back's been bent

And no one ever paid me any mind

And I ain't goin' nowhere

'Cause I'm right where I belong

I don't have to love it, and I don't have to leave it

I ain't no stranger here, I'm your native son

Ain't no stranger here, I'm your native son (Ooh, ooh, ooh)

Been written out of every book

Children slandered, robbed, and took

But I always found another way

Burn in the factory, fall in the streets

Hung from the bridges and died to speak

I brought you everything you have today

And I ain't goin' nowhere

'Cause I'm right where I belong

I don't have to love it, and I don't have to leave it

I ain't no stranger here, I'm your native son

I ain't no stranger here, I'm your native son

I'm your brother, I've been beaten and mistreated

I'm your daughter, I've been lied to, I've been cheated

I'm the one they call now, when everything's in pieces

The forgotten child that you thought you never needed

I ain't goin' nowhere

'Cause I'm right where I belong

I don't have to love it, and I don't have to leave it

I ain't no stranger here, I'm your native son

Ain't no stranger here, I'm your native son