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
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
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
Foresaken, 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 you'll trust him
For he's touched
your perfect body
with his mind
Now Suzanne
takes your hand
and she leads
you to the river
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
among the garbage
and the flowers
There are heros
in the seaweed
There are children
in the morning
They are leaning
out for love
They will lean
that way forever
While Suzanne
holds the mirror
And you want
to travel with her
And you want
to travel blind
And you know
you can trust her
For she's touched
your perfect body
with her mind...
