The Wayward Wind

by Neil Young

From the album: Old Ways

Track 1 of 10 on Old Ways (1985).

Duration: 3:10

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Lyrics for The Wayward Wind

In the lonely shack by the railroad track I spent my younger days And I guess the sound of the outward bound Made me a slave to my wanderin' ways. And 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, I met him down in the border town He vowed we'd never part Though he tried his best to settle down Now I'm all alone with a broken heart. And 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. And 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. The next of kin to the wayward wind.

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More from Old Ways

  1. The Wayward Wind
  2. Get Back To The Country
  3. Are There Any More Real Cowboys?
  4. Once An Angel
  5. Misfits
  6. California Sunset
  7. Old Ways
  8. My Boy
  9. Bound For Glory
  10. Where Is The Highway Tonight?