Oh, the wayward wind, yeah, 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 Oh, in a lonely shack by a railroad track I spent my younger days But I guess the sound of the outward bound Made me a slave to my wandering 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 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