Suzanne (song lyrics - Leonard Cohen)

Suzanne takes you down
To her place by the river
You can hear the boats go by
You can spend the night beside her
And you know that she's half-crazy
And that's why you want to be there
And she feeds you tea and oranges
That come all the way from China
Just when you want 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 think maybe you'll trust her
Cause you've touched her perfect body
With your mind.

Now Jesus was a sailor
And 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 shall 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
And you want to travel blind
And you think maybe He'll trust you
Cause you've touched His perfect body
With His mind

Now Suzanne takes your hand
And he leads you to the river
And she's wearing rags and feathers
From Salvation Army counters
And the sun pours down like honey
On our lady of the harbor
And she shows you where to look
Amid the garbage and the flowers
There are heroes in the seaweeds
There are children in the morning
They are leaning out for love
And they will lean that way forever
While Suzanne holds her mirror

And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you think maybe she'll trust you
Cause she's touched your perfect body
With her mind.