Leonard Cohen
Suzanne
Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967)

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Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river
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You can hear the boats go by, you can spend the night beside her
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And you know that she's half crazy but that's why you wanna be there
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And she feeds you tea and oranges that come all the way from China
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And just when you mean to tell her that you have no love to give her
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Then she gets you on her wave-length and lets the river answer
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That you've always been her lover

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  And you want to travel with her and you want to travel blind
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  And you know that she will trust you for you've touched her perfect body
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  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 shall 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 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 is wearing rags and feathers from Salvation Army counters
And the sun pours down like honey on Our Lady of the Harbour
And she shows you where to look among the garbage and the flowers
There are heroes in the seaweed, there are children in the morning
They are leaning out for love and 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 then you know that you can trust her for she's touched your perfect body
  With her mind