Wild Winds

I was born in the wake of war

My daddy lost all he was fighting for

But I never agreed with what he believed

I crossed the ocean as a stowaway

You know the sea don't listen to the prayers you pray

I was knuckle and bone when I washed ashore

I'm the son of the butcher man

The blood ran thick through both my father's hands

I was always afraid when the work was through

Momma said better find your way

I wish I could but I can't keep you safe

There were tears in her eyes but I didn't cry

I said blow wild winds blow

Lord you know I've been sinking low

Wherever I wander wherever I roam

Wild winds blow me far from home

Kicked around for a year or two

You know trouble slips through every crack in you

If I had more to lose that too would be gone

Always running from the past I know

I worked so hard but had nothing to show

Something needed to give I just couldn't on

I said blow wild winds blow

Lord you know I've been sinking low

Wherever I wander wherever I roam

Wild winds blow me far from home

La da dum da da dum da da dum

La da da da da da dum da da da da dum

La da dum da da dum da da dum

Da da da dum da da da dum

Then one night there was a change of fate

At the old star pub by the dockside gate

Strange who you'll meet when you need it most

Looking back it's where it all began

We crossed the ocean for another land

And we heard a song through the salt and stars

It went blow wild winds blow

Lord you know I've been sinking low

Wherever I wander wherever I roam

Wild winds blow me far from home

Wild winds blow me far from home

Wild winds blow me far from home