[Chorus]
Oh, the wayward wind is a restless wind
A restless wind that yearns to wander
And he was born the next of kin
The next of kin to the wayward wind

[Verse 1]
In a lonely shack by a railroad track
He spent his younger days
And I guess the sound of the outward-bound
Made him a slave to his wanderin' ways

[Chorus]
Oh, the wayward wind (The wayward wind)
Is a restless wind (A restless wind)
A restless wind that yearns to wander
And he was born the next of kin
The next of kin to the wayward wind

[Verse 2]
Oh, I met him there in a border town
He vowed we'd never part
Though he tried his best to settle down
Now I'm alone with a broken heart

[Chorus]
Oh, the wayward wind (The wayward wind)
Is a restless wind (A restless wind)
A restless wind that yearns to wander
And he was born the next of kin
The next of kin to the wayward wind
The next of kin to the wayward wind

[Outro]
(The wayward wind)
(The wayward wind)
(The wayward wind)