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mercoledì 16 agosto 2017

Southern Cross


Got out of town on a boat goin' to Southern islands
Sailing a reach before a followin' sea
She was makin' for the trades on the outside
And the downhill run to Papeeete
Off the wind on this heading lie the Marquesasa
We got 80 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 the woman girl
Who knows love can endure
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 mu ship and all her flags are a-flyin'
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 callin'
What heaven brought you and me cannot be forgotten
I have been around the world
Lookin' for the woman girl
Who knows love can endure
And you know it will
And you know it will
So we cheatted and we lied and we tasted
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
And the Southern Cross

(Crosby, Still & Nash, Southern Cross)

4 commenti:

  1. Che canzone! E che personaggi quei tre..

    RispondiElimina
    Risposte
    1. Proprio vero. E quante belle canzoni che hanno segnato la mia gioventù....e quella di tanti altri.

      Elimina
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AhFiePczT8

    Mayan era di Crosby. Qualche anno fa era in vendita.. ho tentato di convincere un amico ricco all'acquisto, offerndomi io di portarla in Mediterraneo. Ma niente..

    RispondiElimina