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 my wand'ring ways 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