The Wayward Wind
Wandering Souls: Unveiling the Meaning of 'The Wayward Wind'
Lyrics
Oh, the wayward wind is a restless wind
Expressing the nature of the wayward wind as restless and constantly seeking to wander.
A restless wind that yearns to wander
Describing the wind's restlessness and its yearning to roam.
And I was born the next of kin
Stating the singer's birthright as the next of kin to the wayward wind, implying a connection to its restless nature.
The next of kin to the wayward wind
Reiterating the singer's familial tie to the wayward wind.
In a lonely shack by a railroad track
Setting the scene of the singer's upbringing in a lonely shack by a railroad track.
I spent my younger days
Reflecting on the singer's youth spent in the mentioned shack.
And I guess the sound of the outward bound
Suggesting that the sound of departing trains influenced the singer's inclination for wandering.
Made me a slave to my wand'ring ways
Admitting a sense of being enslaved to the singer's wandering tendencies.
And the wayward wind is a restless wind
Repeating the description of the wayward wind's restlessness.
A restless wind that yearns to wander
Reiterating the restless nature of the wayward wind and its desire to wander.
And I was born the next of kin
Affirming the singer's familial connection to the restless wind.
The next of kin to the wayward wind
Repeating the assertion of being the next of kin to the wayward wind.
Oh I met a girl in a border town
Recalling a romantic encounter with a girl in a border town.
I vowed we'd never part
Making a vow to never part from the girl.
Tho' I tried my best to settle down
Expressing the singer's struggle to settle down despite efforts.
She's now alone with a broken heart
Revealing the consequence of the singer's wandering ways—leaving the girl alone with a broken heart.
And the wayward wind is a restless wind
Repeating the description of the wayward wind's restlessness.
A restless wind that yearns to wander
Reiterating the restless nature of the wayward wind and its longing to wander.
And I was born the next of kin
Affirming the singer's familial tie to the restless wind.
The next of kin to the wayward wind
Repeating the claim of being the next of kin to the wayward wind.
The next of kin to the wayward wind
Restating the singer's connection as the next of kin to the wayward wind.
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