A Restless Wind That Yearns To Wander

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

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 wandering ways

and 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

i met him there in a border town
he vowed we'd never part
though he tried his best to settle down
i'm now alone with a broken heart

and 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.

--Patsy Cline : "The Wayward Wind"

painting by Maynard Dixon