Southern Cross

<br>(INTRO)<br><br>there`s a lotta folks down at the island<br><br>that follow that astrology<br><br>some got a chart of the heavens<br><br>and some got a fancy degree<br><br>but me I got a pick-up<br><br>and I drive it like a Fourth of July<br><br>and that`s where I seen the vision<br><br>when it fell right out of the sky<br><br> <br><br>it said<br><br> <br><br>follow, follow the southern cross<br><br>leave your luck in Mexico<br><br>there ain`t no way to get lost<br><br>cause there ain`t no place to go<br><br> <br><br>so I bought me a ticket to Texas<br><br>and I hopped on a plane to Peru<br><br>I met a little lady from Chile<br><br>and she fed me a tropical root<br><br>now I`m down in Tierra del Fuego<br><br>and nothin` around me is right<br><br>I think I got a case of lumbago<br><br>but it`s better than the northern lights<br><br> <br><br>I gotta<br><br> <br><br>follow, follow the southern cross<br><br>leave your luck in Mexico<br><br>there ain`t no way to get lost<br><br>cause there ain`t no place to go<br><br>(HORN SOLO)<br><br> <br><br>so I paddled out to Easter Island<br><br>about as fast as I could go<br><br>I saw and albatross on the horizon<br><br>and the stone heads all in a row<br><br>I found the secret of navigation<br><br>and the mystery of the Milky Way<br><br>now I`m livin` in the constellations<br><br>tell me what more I can say<br><br> <br><br>you gotta<br><br> <br><br>follow, follow the southern cross<br><br>and leave your luck in Mexico<br><br>there ain`t no way to get lost<br><br>cause there ain`t no place to go<br><br>whoa!<br><br>(HORN STUFF)<br><br>______________________________________________________________________<br><br>Lyrics are copyright 1975, 1976, Steve Cash &amp; John Dillon