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 (wayward wind), is the restless wind (restless wind) A restless wind (restless wind) that yearns to wander And I was born the next of kin The next of kin to the wayward wind (wayward wind) ♪ I met a girl in a border town I vowed we'd never part Though I tried my best to settle down Now I'm alone with a broken heart And the wayward wind (wayward wind), is the restless wind (restless wind) A restless wind (restless wind) that yearns to wander And I was born the next of kin The next of kin to the wayward wind (wayward wind) (Wayward wind) (Wayward wind)