baby don t fall in love with me i ll only bring you grief baby don t set your heart on me i ll only have to leave because the north wind flows through my veins like my dad there s a dream in my brain in the morning i ll have to leave again that s how it is when you inherit the wind inherit the wind daddy he was a traveling man i hardly knew his face momma she cried for him at night he never stayed in one place oh i can t give you the love you need i just won t be here that long but if you still want me here tonight i ll love you till the break of dawn because the north wind flows through my veins like my dad there s a dream in my brain in the morning i ll have to leave again that s how it is when you inherit the wind inherit the wind inherit the wind inherit the wind