Southern Cross (Live)

Got out of town on a boat to the southern islands

On a reach before a following sea

We were makin' for the trades on the outside

On the downhill run to Papeete

On this headed off wind lie the Marquesas

We got eighty feet of waterline nicely making way

In a noisy bar in Avalon, I tried to call you

But on the midnight watch I realized why twice you ran away

Think about

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

Looking for that woman, girl

Who knows love can endure

And you know it will

You know it will

When you see the Southern Cross for the first time

You understand just why you came this way

'Cause the truth you been runnin' from is so small

But it's as big as the promise, the promise of a coming day

And I'm headed all the way, my dreams are dyin'

And my love is an anchor tied to you, tied with a silver chain

I have my ship and all my flags are a-flyin'

She is all that I have left and the music is her name

Think about

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

I have been around the world, lookin', lookin'

Looking for that woman, girl

Who knows love can endure

And you know it will

You know it will

So we cheated and we tried and we tested

And we never failed to fail, it was the easiest thing to do

You will survive being bested

Somebody strong comes along makes me forget, forget about loving you

And the Southern Cross

Thank you

Not only are we, uh, happy to see y'all

35,225 of you out there tonight

We appreciate this

We also are broadcasting this tonight live on Radio Margaritaville as we do all of our shows, free of charge, tonight

And we'll continue to do so all summer

So it's not only going out to Wisconsin and the great Midwest

We're going around the world tonight, Parrot Head