Southern Cross Lyrics - Buffett Live: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays - Jimmy Buffett

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. 

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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. 

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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.