Got out of town on a boat goin' to southern islands
sailing a reach before a following sea
she was making for the trades on the outside
and the downhill run to Pape-ete
Off the wind on this heading lie the Marquesas
we got eighty feet of a waterline nicley making way
in a noisy bar in Avalon I tried to call you
but on the midnight shift I realized
why twice you ran away
CHORUS: Think about how many times I have fallen
spirits are usin' me larger voices callin'
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
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 comin' day
So I'm sailin' for tomorrow my dreams are a dyin'
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
REPEAT CHORUS
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
somebody fine will come a long make me forget
about lovin' you in the southern cross