Southern Cross

Got out of town on a boat, goin' to southern islands
Sailing a reach before we're followin' the sea
She was makin' for the trades on the outside
And the downhill run to Papeete

The wind on this heading lie the Marquesas
We got 80 feet of the waterline, nicely making way
In a noisy bar in Avalon, I tried to call you
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
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
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 might be 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's like a Godess that 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
I will get there
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
In the southern cross
In the southern cross
Steven Stills wrote that
Thank you very much
An anthem for all of us sailors
Gonna quiet things down with just a very, very beautiful song
That was actually written by our keyboard player James Raymond
I love singing this
It called "Lay Me Down"
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