Got out of town on a boat for the southern islands

On a reach before a following sea

We were making for the trades on the outside

And the downhill run to Papeete



Off the wind on this heading lie the Marquesas

We got eighty feet of waterline nicely making way

In a noisy bar in Avalon I tried to call you

But on the midnight watch I realized why twice you ran away



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Think about how many times I have fallen

Spirits are using me, larger voices calling

What heaven brought you and me cannot be forgotten

I have been around the world

Looking for that woman girl

Who knows love can endure

And you know it will. And you know it will.



When you see the southern cross for the first time

You understand just why you came this way

Cause the truth you might be running from is so small

But its as big as the promise, the promise of a coming day



And I'm heading all the way, my dreams are 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-flying

She is all I have left and music is her name



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So we cheated and we tried and we tested

And we never failed to fail, it was the easiest thing to do

You will survive being bested

Somebody strong comes along, makes me forget, forget about loving you

And the southern cross