Won By One

Got out of town on a boat to Southern islands
 Sailing a reach before a followin' sea
 She was makin' for the trades on the outside
 And a downhill run to Papeete
 Off the wind on this heading lie the Marquesas
 We got eighty feet of the 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 callin'
 What Heaven brought you and me cannot be forgotten
 I have been around the world
 Lookin' 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
 'Cause the truth you might be runnin' from is so small
 But it's as big as the promise, the promise of a comin' day
 So I'm sailing for tomorrow, my dreams are a dyin'
 And my love is an anchor tied to you, tied with a silver chain
 I have my ship and all her flags are a' flyin'
 She might be 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 callin'
 What Heaven brought you and me cannot be forgotten
 I have been around the world
 Lookin' for that woman girl
 Who knows love can endure
 And you know it will, 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, at the southern cross