Southern Cross (from "The Barker Family Band (Live From City Winery Nashville)" album)

Got outta town on a boat to the southern islands
Sailing a reach 'fore the following sea
She was making for the trade on the outside
And the downhill to Pape'ete
Off the wind on this heading lies the Marquesas
We got 80 feet of a waterline nicely making way
In a noisy bar in Avalon I tried to call you
But on a 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 calling
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
And you know it will

When you see the southern cross for the first time
You understand now why you came this way
Because the truth you might be running from is so small
But it's as big as the promise, the promise of the coming day
So I'm sailing for tomorrow, my dreams are dying
And my love is an anchor tied to you tight with a silver chain
I have my ships and all my flags are flying
She is all that I have left and music is her name

Think about
Think about how many times I have fallen
Spirits are using me
Larger voices calling
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, oh
And you know it will

So we cheated and we lied and we tested
And we never failed to fail, it was the easiest thing to do
You will survive being bested
Somebody fine will come along, make me forget about loving you
At the southern cross