cool facts about the song:
- Kansas guitarist Kerry Livgren wrote this after reading a book of Native American poetry. The line that caught his attention was "For All We Are Is Dust In The Wind."
- This is about the true value of material things and success. Livgren was doing very well with Kansas, but started thinking about how he would eventually die just like everyone else.
- Livgren was under pressure to write a follow-up to the group's hit, "Carry on Wayward Son." While playing his acoustic guitar exercises, his wife suggested that putting lyrics to the patterns would yield his hit song. They are still married.
- The slow, acoustic sound was not typical of Kansas, who's previous singles included "Carry On My Wayward Son" and "Point of Know Return."
- The band was almost done with the album when Livgren played this for them. He didn't want to use it, because it was not typical of their sound, but the band insisted they record it, and it became their biggest hit.
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