Southern Cross
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(Words & music by Stephen Stills, Richard Curtis and Michael Curtis)
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Got out of town on a boat goin' to Southern islands.
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Sailing a reach before a followin' sea.
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She was makin' for the trades on the outside,
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And the downhill run to Papeete.
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Off the wind on this heading lie the Marquesas.
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We got eighty feet of'a waterline.
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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
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Why twice you ran away.
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Chorus
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Think about how many times I have fallen
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Spirits are using me larger voices callin'.
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What heaven brought you and me 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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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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'Cause the truth you might be runnin' from is so small.
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But it's as big as the promise - The promise of a comin' day.
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So I'm sailing for tomorrow - My dreams are a dyin'.
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And my love is an anchor tied to you - Tied with a silver chain.
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I have my ship and all her flags are a flyin'
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She is all that I have left - And music is her name.
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Chorus
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Think about how many times I have fallen
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Spirits are using me larger voices callin'.
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What heaven brought you and me 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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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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in the Southern Cross.
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Southern Cross
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Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young |