The wayward wind

(Chorus)

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 my wandering ways



Oh, I met a girl 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