We’re posting lyrics of hit songs so that our songwriters can study them to see how winning songs are constructed. Of course a lot depends on the melody, the rhythm and the artist as to whether or not the song will sell… and whether or not it is in the right place at the right time!
So this week’s Featured Lyrics are from songwriters Stanley R. Lebowsky and Herbert Newman, and was made famous by Gogi Grant.
Lyrics to The Wayward Wind
Oh, 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
Oh 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
Oh, I met him there in a border town
He vowed we’d never part
Though he tried his best to settle down
Now I’m alone with a broken heart
Oh 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
The next of kin to the wayward wind
The wayward wind, the wayward wind.
Songwriters Stanley R. Lebowsky and Herbert Newman
http://www.oldielyrics.com/lyrics/gogi_grant/the_wayward_wind.html
[You can also listen to the song on the above website in case the melody is escaping you.]