Got out of town on a boat to southern island
On a reach before a-following sea
We were makin' for the trade on the outside
On the downhill run to Papeete
On this headin' 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 how many times I have fallen
Spirits are using 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. You know it will

When you've seen the Southern Cross for the first time
You will understand that's why you came this way
'Cause the truth you've been runnin' from is so small
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And I'm headed all the way, my 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 how many times I have fallen
Spirits are using me, a larger voice is callin'
What heaven brought you and me cannot be forgotten
I have been around the world
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
And the Southern Cross.