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 wandering 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
Though 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