Suzanne takes you down to a place by the river
You can hear the boats go by
You can spend the night forever
And you know that she's half crazy
That's why you want to be there
And she feeds you tea and oranges
That come all the way from China
And just when you want to tell her
That you have no love to give her
Then she gets you on her wavelength
And lets the river answer
That you've always been her lover
And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you think you maybe trust her
For she's touched your perfect body with her mind

And Jesus was a sailor
When he walked upon the water
And he stood a long time watching
From a lonely wooden tower
And when he knew for certain
Only drowning men could see him
He said "All men shall be sailors then
Until the sea shall free them"
But he himself was broken
Long before the sky could open
Forsaken, almost human
He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone
And you want to travel with him
And you want to travel blind
And you think you'll maybe trust him
For he's touched your perfect body with his mind

Suzanne takes you down
To a place by the river
You can hear the boats go by
You could spend the night forever
And the sun pours down like honey
On our lady of the harbour
And she shows you where to look
Beneath the garbage and the flowers
There are heroes in the seaweed
And children in the morning
They are looking out for love
They will look that way forever
While Suzanne holds the mirror
And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you think maybe you trust her
For she's touched your perfect body with her mind


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    Great lyrics . . .but they are by Leonard Cohen. And Judy Collins covered it beautifully before Denver did.

    NomadMonadon October 30, 2018   Link

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