Suzanne

Lyrics for Suzanne

Suzanne takes you down To her place near the river You can hear the birds go by you You can spend the night beside her And you know that she's half crazy But that's why you want to be there She feeds you tea and oranges That come all the way from China And just when you mean to tell her That you have no love to give her She gets you on her wavelength And she lets the river answer That you've always been her lover And you want to travel with her You want to travel blind And you think maybe she'll trust you For you've touched her perfect body With your mind And Jesus was a sailor When He walked upon the water Spend a long time watching From His lonely wooden tower And when He knew for certain Only drowning men could see Him He said: "all men should be sailors then Until the sea shall free them" But He Himself was broken Long before the skies would open Forsaken almost human He sank beneath your wisdom Like a stone And you want to travel with him You want to travel blind And you think maybe you'll trust him For he's touched your perfect body With his mind Now Suzanne takes your hands She leads you to the river She's wearing rags and feathers From Salvation Army Counters And the sun falls down like honey On our lady of the harbour As she shows you where to look Amongst the garbage and the flowers There are heros in the seaweed Their children in the morning They are leaning out for love And they will lean that way forever While Suzanne holds the mirror And you want to travel with her You want to travel blind And you know you can trust her For she's touched your perfect body With her mind