Into The Wind Lyrics - John Wesley Harding

He threw his hopes into the wind 

To see if they would pin on her again 

He threw his heart against the wall 

To see if it would stick or fall 

She put her arms around him and said, "You are forgiven" 

He said, "Well, you're the only thing 

That makes life worth living 

When you live into the wind, into the wind" 

He pushed the rock up to the top 

And then it rolled back down the mountain 

He did it once, now he can't stop 

And he'll never quit complaining 

She tells him why he does it 

It must be because he needs to 

He takes his hands away and the rock doesn't fall down 

It sits firm into the wind, into the wind 

Why can't you see 

You create these situations 

It's not to be or not to be 

Nothing's that easy 

He builds a home paper on sand 

And he awaits congratulations 

The wind blows once, the house falls down 

And he wails amidst the ruins 

For all the time that he spent working 

On this worthless enterprise 

She stands him on a rock and says 

"A word to the wise if you live into the wind, into he wind" 

Why can't he see 

He creates these situations 

It's not to be and not to be 

Nothing's that easy 

He doesn't feel the cold today 

He doesn't worry about tomorrow 

And he doesn't build a house of cards 

Just so he can knock it down 

He takes her in his arms, his overconfidence returning 

And laughs with her when she says 

"We have love to burn if it burns into the wind 

If it burns into the wind, into he wind, into the wind"