Written by Herb Newman and Stan Lebowsky
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(As recorded by Eddy Arnold, February 23, 1962)
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Oh, the wayward wind is a restless wind
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A restless wind that yearns to wander
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And I was born the next of kin
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The next of kin to the wayward wind
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In a lonely shack by a railroad track
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I spent my younger days
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And I guess the sound of the outward bound
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Made me a slave to my wand'ring ways
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And the wayward wind is a restless wind
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A restless wind that yearns to wander
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And I was born the next of kin
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The next of kin to the wayward wind
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Oh I met a girl in a border town
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I vowed we'd never part
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Tho' I tried my best to settle down
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She's now alone with a broken heart
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And the wayward wind is a restless wind
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A restless wind that yearns to wander
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And I was born the next of kin
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The next of kin to the wayward wind
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The next of kin to the wayward wind
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(As recorded by Patsy Cline, 8/17/61)
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(Chorus)
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Oh, the wayward wind is a restless wind
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A restless wind that yearns to wander
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And he was born the next of kin
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The next of kin to the wayward wind
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In a lonely shack by a railroad track
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He spent his younger days
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And I guess the sound of the outward bound
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Made him a slave to his wand'rin ways
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(Repeat Chorus)
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Oh, I met him there in a border town
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He vowed we'd never part
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Tho' he tried his best to settle down
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Now I'm alone with a broken heart
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(Repeat Chorus)
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The next of kin to the wayward wind
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The Wayward Wind
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| Patsy Cline |
