Got out of to wn on a boat goin' to Southern islands.
Sailing a r each before a followin' sea.
She was m akin' for the trades on the outside,
And the d ownhill run to Papeete.
Off the wi nd on this heading lie the Marquesas.
We got e ighty feet of'a waterline.
Nicely making way.
In a n oisy bar in Avalon I tried to call you.
But on a m idnight watch I realized
Why twice you ra n away.
Think about how many times I have fallen
Spirits are using me larger voices callin'.
What heaven brought you and me cannot be forgotten.
I have been around the world,
Lookin' for that woman/girl,
Who knows love can endure.
And you know it will.
When you se e the Southern Cross for the first time
You u nderstand now why you came this way.
'Cause the t ruth you might be runnin' from is so small.
But it's as b ig as the promise -
The promise of a co min' day.
So I'm s ailing for tomorrow - My dreams are a dyin'.
And my l ove is an anchor tied to you -
Tied with a si lver chain.
I have my s hip and all her flags are a flyin'
She is a ll that I have left -
And music is her name.
Think about how many times I have fallen
Spirits are using me larger voices callin'.
What heaven brought you and me cannot be forgotten.
I have been around the world,
Lookin' for that woman/girl,
Who knows love can endure.
A nd you know it will.
And you kno w it will.
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So we c heated and we lied and we tested.
And we n ever failed to fail; it was the easiest thing to do.
Y ou will survive being bested.
Somebody fi ne will come along make me
forget about lo ving you
in the Southern Cross.
