Oh a wayward wind, is a restless wind
A restless wind that yearns to wander
And I was born to the next of kin
The next of kin to the wayward wind
In a lonely shack by the 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
Tho I tried my best to settle down
She's now alone with a broken heart
And the wayward wind, is a restless wind
A restless wind that yearns to wander
And i was born to the next of kin
The next of kin to the wayward wind