The wayward wind is a restless wind   A restless wind that yearns to wonder   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      And the wayward wind is a restless wind   A restless wind that yearns to wonder   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   She vowed, we'd never part   Though 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 wonder   And I was born the next of kin   The next of kin to the wayward wind      Hmm, the wayward wind   Hmm, the wayward wind