The next of kin to the wayward wind
And I was born the next of kin
A restless wind that yearns to wander
And I was born the next of kin
Now I'm all alone with a broken heart
The next of kin to the wayward wind
And the wayward wind is a restless wind
And the wayward wind is a restless wind
And the wayward wind is a restless wind
Though he tried his best to settle down
The next of kin
The next of kin to the wayward wind
A restless wind that yearns to wander
He vowed we'd never part
And I was born the next of kin
A restless wind that yearns to wander
Made me a slave to my wanderin' ways
Oh, I met him down in the border town
And I guess the sound of the outward bound