Got out of town on a boat for the southern islands
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Sailing a reach before a following sea
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She was makin' for the trades on the outside
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and the DOWNWIND run to Papeete
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Off the wind on this heading lie the Marquesas
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We got eighty feet of waterline
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Nicely making way
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In a noisy bar in Avalon I tried to call you
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But on a midnight watch I realized why twice you ran away
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Think about how many times I have fallen
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Spirits are using me, larger voices callin'
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What heaven brought you and me cannot be forgotten
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I have been around the world
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Looking for that woman girl
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Who knows love can endure.
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And you know it will. And you know it will.
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When you see the Southern Cross for the first time
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You understand now why you came this way
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'Cause the truth you might be runnin' from is so small
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But it's as big as the promise, the promise of a coming day
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So I'm sailing for tomorrow, my dreams are a dyin'
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And my love is an anchor tied to you, tied with a silver chain
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I have my ship and all her flags are a flyin'
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She is all THAT I have left and music is her name
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Think about how many times I have fallen
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Spirits are using me, larger voices callin'
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What heaven brought you and me cannot be forgotten
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I have been around the world
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Lookin' for that woman girl
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who knows love can endure
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And you know it will. And you know it will.
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So we cheated and we lied and we tested
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And we never failed to fail, it was the easiest thing to do
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You will survive being bested
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Somebody fine will come along make me forget about loving you
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And the Southern Cross.
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Southern Cross
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| Jimmy Buffett |
