Southern Cross

Got out of town on a boat going southern islands
Sailing reach before following sea
She was making for the trades on the outside
And the downhill run to Papeete Bay

Off the wind on this heading lie the Marquesas
We got eighty feet of the waterline, nicely making way
In a noisy bar in Avalon I tried to call you
But on a midnight watch I realized why twice you ran away… Think about

Chorus
   Think about how many times, I have fallen
   Spirits are using me, larger voices calling
   What heaven brought you and me, cannot be forgotten… Think about

   I have been around the world… Looking
   Looking for that woman girl… Who knows she knows
   Who knows love can endure

   And you know it will

When you see the Southern Cross for the first time
You understand now why you came this way
Cause the truth you might be running from is so small
But it’s as big, as the promise, the promise of a coming day

So I’m sailing for tomorrow, my dreams are a dying
And my love is an anchor tied to you, tied with a silver chain
I have my ship, and all her flags are a flyin
She is all that I have left, and music is her name… Think about

Chorus
   Think about how many times, I have fallen
   Spirits are using me, larger voices calling
   What heaven brought you and me, cannot be forgotten… Think about

   I have been around the world… Looking
   Looking for that woman girl
   Who knows love can endure

   And you know it will
   And you know it will

Instrumental

So we cheated and we lied and we tested
And we never failed to fail; it was the easiest thing to do
You will survive being bested
But somebody fine, will come along make me forget about loving you