Oh, the wayward wind is a restless wind
A restless wind that yearns to wander
And I was born the next of kin
The next of kin to the wayward wind
In a lonely shack by a railroad track
I spent my younger days,
And I guess the sound of the outward bound
Made me a slave to its wand'rin' ways.
A restless wind that yearns to wander
And I was born the next of kin
The next of kin to the wayward wind
Oh, I met her there in a border town,
I vowed we'd never part;
Though I tried my best to settle down,
She's now alone with a broken heart.
Oh, the wayward wind is a restless wind
A restless wind that yearns to wander
And I was born the next of kin
The next of kin to the wayward wind
The next of kin to the wayward wind.
A restless wind that yearns to wander
And I was born the next of kin