Valparaiso is the second to last song on Mercury Falling and was used in the movie White Squall, as it was reportedly composed particularly for the movie.
Sting:
When I was a kid at school, geography was one of my favorite subjects, and my favorite topic was, strangely enough, South America. I was...
[Verse 1]
Chase the dog star
Over the sea
Home where my true love is waiting for me
Rope the south wind
Canvas the stars
Harness the moonlight
So she can safely go
Round the Cape Horn to Valparaiso
[Verse 2]
Red the port light
Starboard the green
How will she know of the devils I've seen
Cross in the sky, star of the sea
Under the moonlight, there she can safely go
Round the Cape Horn to Valparaiso
Valparaiso
[Bridge]
And every road I walked would take me down to the sea
With every broken promise in my sack
And every love would always send the ship of my heart
Over the rolling sea
[Verse 3]
If I should die
And water's my grave
She'll never know if I'm damned or I'm saved
See the ghost fly over the sea
Under the moonlight, there she can safely go
Round the Cape Horn to Valparaiso
[Outro]
Valparaiso [x3]
Valparaiso was written by Sting.
Valparaiso was produced by Hugh Padgham & Sting.
Sting released Valparaiso on Fri Mar 08 1996.