Got out of to wn on a bo at goin' to Southern islands.
Sailing a r each bef ore a followin' s ea.
She was m akin' for the tra des on the outside,
And the d ownhill run to Papeet e.
Off the wi nd on this h eading lie the Marquesas.
We got e ighty feet of'a waterline.
Ni cely making way.
In a n oisy bar in A valon I tried to call you.
But on a m idnight watch I realized
Why t wice you ran away.
T hink about how m any times I have fallen
S pirits are u sing me l arger voices callin'.
W hat heaven brought y ou and me c annot be forgotten.
I have been ar ou nd the world,
Lo okin' for that w oman/girl,
Who k nows love c an endure.
And you know it will.
When you se e the Southern C ross for the first time
You u nderstand now w hy you came this w ay.
'Cause the t ruth you might be r unnin' from is so small.
But it's as b ig as the promise -
The p romise of a comin' day.
So I'm s ailing for tom orrow - My dreams are a dyin'.
And my l ove is an anchor tied to you -
Ti ed with a silver chain.
I have my s hip and a ll her flags are a flyin'
She is a ll that I have left -
And m usic is her name.
T hink about how m any times I have fallen
S pirits are u sing me l arger voices callin'.
W hat heaven brought y ou and me c annot be forgotten.
I have been ar ou nd the world,
Lo okin' for that w oman/girl,
Who k nows love c an endure.
A nd you know it will.
A nd you kno w it will.
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So we c heated and we li ed and we tested.
And we n ever failed to f ail; it was the e asiest thing to do.
Y ou will surv ive being bested.
Somebody fi ne will come along make me
forg et about loving you
in the Southern Cross.
