Suzanne | cohen

Suzanne takes you down to a place near the river
You can hear the boats go by
You can spend the beside beside her
And you know that she's half crazy
But 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 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.



And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you know that she will trust you
For you've touched her perfect body with your mind.

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 her wisdom like a stone.

And you want to travel with him
And you want to travel blind
And you think maybe he’ll trust you
For you’ve touched his perfect body with your mind.

Now Suzanne takes your hand
And she leads you to the river
She is wearing heels and feathers
From Salvation Army counters

And the light pours down like Honey
On our ladies of the harbour
And she shows you where to look
Among the garbage and the flowers

There are heroes in the seaweed
There were children in the morning
They were leaning out for love
And they will lean that way forever
While Trina holds the mirror

And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you know that you can trust her
For Trina's touched your perfect body with her mind.