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Got out of town on a boat
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Goin' to Southern islands.
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Sailing a reach
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Before a followin' sea.
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She was makin' for the trades
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On the outside,
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And the downhill run
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To Papeete.
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Off the wind on this heading
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Lie the Marquesas.
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We got eighty feet of the waterline.
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Nicely making way.
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In a noisy bar in Avalon
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I tried to call you.
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But on a midnight watch I realized
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Why twice you ran away.
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Chorus
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Think about how many times
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I have fallen
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Spirits are using me
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larger voices callin'.
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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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Lookin' 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
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For the first time
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You understand now
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Why you came this way
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'Cause the truth you might be runnin' from
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Is so small.
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But it's as big as the promise
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The promise of a comin' day.
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So I'm sailing for tomorrow
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My dreams are a dyin'.
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And my love is an anchor tied to you
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Tied with a silver chain.
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I have my ship
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And all her flags are a flyin'
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She is all that I have left
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And music is her name.
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Chorus
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Think about how many times
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I have fallen
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Spirits are using me
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larger voices callin'.
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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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Lookin' for that woma/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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So we cheated and we lied
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And we tested
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And we never failed to fail
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It was the easiest thing to do.
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You will survive being bested.
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Somebody fine
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Will come along
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Make me forget about loving you.
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At the Southern Cross.
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Southern Cross
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Crosby Stills & Nash |