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 me 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 The wayward wind, the wayward wind