Billy Joe Shaver
Restless Wind
[Verse 1]
A stone thrown from heaven skipping 'cross the water
With disappearing ripples left behind
A book with no cover, a rhyme with no reason
Guess I'll always be one of the roving kind
[Verse 2]
'Cause moving's in my soul, I guess a Gypsy got ahold
Of somebody in my family long ago
So if some night while half asleep you hear your backdoor softly squeak
You touch my empty pillow then you'll know
[Chorus]
That a restless wind is calling me again
Her warming hand is tugging at my soul
Summer's gone, winter's coming on
I can't let it catch me standing in the cold
[Verse 3]
Life may dice out of my bones and it won't leave me alone
Till it warms mе up and takes another row
You can't roll sevеn every time so there ain't no use in crying
It don't take an educated head to know
[Verse 4]
That when I'm moving down the road I won't need no overload
Or memories of you to weigh my mind
And every step I wait will just be one more I can take
That would put those memories further down the line
[Chorus]
And a restless wind is calling me again
Her warming hand is tugging at my soul
Summer's gone, winter's coming on
I can't let it catch me standing in the cold