Southern Cross
Crosby, Stills and Nash

INTRO
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Got out of town on a boat going to southern islands
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Sailing a reach before a following sea
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She was making 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 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; 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, 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 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 coming day
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So I'm sailing for tomorrow. My dreams are a-dying
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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-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; 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, 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

BREAK
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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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