| Got outta town on a boat to the southern islands
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| Sailing a reach 'fore the following sea
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| She was making for the trade on the outside
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| And the downhill to Pape’ete
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| Off the wind on this heading lies the Marquesas
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| We got 80 feet of a waterline 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
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| Think about how many times I have fallen
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| Spirits are using me
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| Larger voices calling
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| What heaven brought you and me
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| 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
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| 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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| Because the truth you might be running from is so small
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| But it’s as big as the promise, the promise of the coming day
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| So I’m sailing for tomorrow, my dreams are dying
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| And my love is an anchor tied to you tight with a silver chain
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| I have my ships and all my flags are flying
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| She is all that I have left and music is her name
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| Think about
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| Think about how many times I have fallen
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| Spirits are using me
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| Larger voices calling
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| What heaven brought you and me
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| 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, oh
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| 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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| At the southern cross |