Southern Cross Lyrics - Csn 2012 - Stills & Nash Crosby

Crosby, Stills & Nash 

Miscellaneous 

Southern Cross 

Got out of town on a boat 

Goin' to Southern islands. 

Sailing a reach 

Before a followin' 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 the 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. 

Chorus 

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. 

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 comin' 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 that I have left 

And music is her name. 

Chorus 

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 woma/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. 

At the Southern Cross.