I was born with the Chinook wind howlin in my ears That Rocky Mountain gusty sh**, it dried me out for years Way back I think my grandpa had a rope horse by that name All I know is, God, here comes that old west wind again There's lotsa kinds of problems and there's lotsa kinds of pain Some will sweat the blazing sun and some rot in the rain Here we got the Chinook wind a blowin' every day It's gonna send the good dirt east and leave a terrible migraine Let her blow, let her blow Whisper me things that I don't know Let her blow, let her blow Let her blow away illusions like she melts the driftin' snow
There comes a time I stood my ground and said I've had my fill Of that moisture s**ing west wind roarin' in off them hills Before it flew me crazy I let it carry me away They told me, "Son you ain't the first, that breeze will Drive a man insane" Let her blow, let her blow Whisper me things that I don't know Let her blow, let her blow Let her blow away illusions like she melts the winter snow If you need me you can find me here waitin' on a change Staring at the distance and askin' what it takes To make that old Chinook turn back and blow the other way And maybe if I'm lucky have it blow me home again