Got out of town on a boat for the southern islands

Sailing a reach before a following sea

She was makin' 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 a 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.  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 runnin' 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 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 I have left and music is her name

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

Lookin' for that woman girl

who knows love can endure

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



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 along make me forget about loving you

And the Southern Cross.