OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Featured In

Listen to Sweet Baby James (Remastered) by James Taylor
ALBUMSweet Baby James (Remastered)James Taylor
Listen to ’70s Soft Rock Essentials featuring James Taylor
PLAYLIST’70s Soft Rock EssentialsApple Music ’70s
Listen to ’70s Hits Essentials featuring James Taylor
PLAYLIST’70s Hits EssentialsApple Music Classic Rock
Listen to James Taylor Essentials featuring James Taylor
PLAYLISTJames Taylor EssentialsApple Music Pop
Listen to Classic Acoustic featuring James Taylor
PLAYLISTClassic AcousticApple Music Acoustic
Listen to '70s Singer-Songwriter Essentials featuring James Taylor
PLAYLIST'70s Singer-Songwriter EssentialsApple Music Pop
Listen to Pop Hits: 1970 featuring James Taylor
PLAYLISTPop Hits: 1970Apple Music Pop
Listen to Laurel Canyon Essentials featuring James Taylor
PLAYLISTLaurel Canyon EssentialsApple Music Classic Rock
Listen to Beach Bonfire featuring James Taylor
PLAYLISTBeach BonfireApple Music Outdoors
Listen to Grief featuring James Taylor
PLAYLISTGriefApple Music Feeling Blue
Listen to James Bay: Influences featuring James Taylor
PLAYLISTJames Bay: InfluencesApple Music Acoustic

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
James Taylor
James Taylor
Vocals
Randy Meisner
Randy Meisner
Bass Guitar
Russ Kunkel
Russ Kunkel
Drums
Carole King
Carole King
Piano
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
James Taylor
James Taylor
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bill Lazurus
Bill Lazurus
Engineer
Peter Asher
Peter Asher
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Take to the highway, won't you lend me your name?
Your way and my way seem to be one and the same
[PreChorus]
Mama, don't understand it, she wants to know where I've been
I'd have to be some kind of natural born fool to wanna pass that way again
[Chorus]
But you know I could feel it
On a country road
[Verse 2]
Sail on home to Jesus, won't you, good girls and boys?
I'm all in pieces, you can have your own choice
[PreChorus]
But I can hear a heavenly band full of angels and they're comin' to set me free
I don't know nothin' 'bout the why or when, but I can tell you that it's bound to be
[Chorus]
Because I could feel it, child, yeah
On a country road
[Bridge]
I guess my feet know where they want me to go
Walkin' on a country road, yeah
[Verse 3]
Take to the highway, won't you lend me your name?
Your way and my way seem to be one and the same, child
[PreChorus]
Mama, don't understand it, she wants to know where I've been
I'd have to be some kind of natural born fool to wanna pass that way again
[Chorus]
But I could feel it, no
On a country road
[PostChorus]
Walk on down, walk on down, walk on down
Walk on down, walk on down a country road
[Outro]
La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
Country road, oh, yeah
Walkin' on a country road
Country road, woo!
Country road
Written by: James Taylor

Shazam Footer

Select language:

Company

Legal

Google Play Store
Apple App Store
Chrome Web Store
Galaxy Store

Follow Us

© Copyright 2025 Apple Inc. and its affiliates | Supplier Responsibility
instagramSharePathic_arrow_out