Got out of town on a boat
To southern islands.
On a reach before
A followin' sea.
We were makin' for the trades
On the outside
On the downhill run to Papeete.
On this heading off the wind
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.
Think about.
Think about how many times
I have fallen.
Spirits are using me
Larger voices callin'
What ever 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.
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've been runnin' from
Is so small
But it's as big as the promise
The promise of a comin' day.
And I'm headed all the way
The tears are a dyin'
And my love is
An anchor tied to you
Tied with a silver chain.
I have my ship
And all my flags are a flyin'
She is all that I have left
And Music is her name.
Think about.
Think about how many times
I have fallen.
Spirits are using me
Larger voices callin'
What ever brought you and me
Cannot be forgotten.
I have been around the world
Lookin' lookin
Lookin for that woman-girl
Who knows love can endure.
And you know it will.
You know it will.
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
At the Southern Cross.