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 its wand'rin' ways. A restless wind that yearns to wander And I was born the next of kin The next of kin to the wayward wind Oh, I met her there 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. 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 The next of kin to the wayward wind. A restless wind that yearns to wander And I was born the next of kin