Suzanne
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Verse 1
Suzanne takes you down to her
place near the river
You can hear the boats go by,
you can spend the night beside
her
And you know that she's
half-crazy, but that's why you
wanna be there
And 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
Then she gets you on her
wavelength, and she lets the
river answer
That you've always been her
lover
Chorus 1
And you want to travel with her,
and you want to travel blind
And you know she will trust you
for you've touched her perfect
body
With your mind
Verse 2
And Jesus was a sailor when he
walked upon the water
And he spent 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 will be
sailors then until the sea shall
free them"
But he himself was broken long
before the sky would open
Forsaken, almost human, he sank
beneath your wisdom
Like a stone
Chorus 2
And you want to travel with him,
and you want to travel blind
And you think maybe you'll trust
him for he's touched your
perfect body
With his mind
Verse 3
Now Suzanne takes your hand, and
she leads you to the river
She is wearing rags and feathers
from the Salvation Army counter
And the sun pours down like
honey on Our Lady of the Harbour
And she shows you where to look
among the garbage and the
flowers
There are heroes in the seaweed,
there are children in the
morning
They are leaning out for love,
and they will lean that way
forever
While Suzanne holds the mirror
Chorus 3
And you want to travel with her,
and you want to travel blind
And you know that you can trust
her for she's touched your
perfect body
With her mind
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