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