Brother Wind Lyrics - Singles - Tim O'brien

Made up my mind to go 

Some place so far away, I headed west 

Without a sad goodbye 

No hugs or tears that way, it's probably for the best 

Sent cards along the way 

Said I was looking for a brand new life 

I never settled down 

My wanderlust would always cut the ties like a knife 

Sometimes the lonesome wind 

Calls out just like it knows me 

And on a night like this 

When I don't know where to go, he shows me the way 

He knows me, my brother wind 

He's lonely too and he takes me away 

I always looked ahead 

I was so afraid that I'd be caught behind 

Followed a crooked stream 

To places I'd never seen and one more highway sign 

Just like some other guys 

I count the hours 'til the day will end 

But it's not so I can rest 

For me it's the time that's best for talking to my friend 

Cause he knows me, my brother wind 

He's lonely too and he takes me away 

Now half my life is gone 

The only home I have is open road 

My skin is cracked and brown 

A mirror to the dessert ground and the dusty wind that blows 

I never made a mark 

Just scattered footsteps on the shifting sand 

Whatever pushes me 

It's something only he can understand 

He knows me, my brother wind 

He's lonely too and he takes me away