the wayward wind

oh

the wayward wind is a restless wind

a restless wind that yearns to wander

and he was born the next of kin

the next of kin to the wayward wind

in a lonely shack by a railroad track

he spent his younger days

and i guess the sound of the outward bound

made him a slave to his wand'rin' ways

oh

the wayward wind is a restless wind

a restless wind that yearns to wander

and he was born the next of kin

the next of kin to the wayward wind

oh

i met him there in a border town

he vowed we'd never part

tho' he tried his best to settle down

now i'm alone with a broken heart

oh

the wayward wind is a restless wind

a restless wind that yearns to wander

and he was born the next of kin

the next of kin to the wayward wind

the next of kin to the wayward wind.