I watch the wind blow brown leaves to the ground And blow along the sidewalks of this town I can see the wind as it blew her hair time and time again Oh what I'd give Lord to be the wind Oh what I'd give to be the wind To be free to leave this awful place I'm in It's hopeless "cos I haven't got a penny or a friend Oh what I'd give Lord to be the wind This same wind tomorrow will be gone To blow across the cottonfields of home It will gently touch the lovely face I long to touch again Oh what I'd give Lord to be the wind Oh what I'd give to be the wind... **********