to her place by the river
You can hear the boats go by,
you can spend the night beside her
An d you know that she's half crazy
And that's why you want to be there
And she feeds you tea and oranges
That came all the way from China
And just when you mean to tell her
That you have no love to give her
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 the perfect
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 you'll free them
But he himself was broken,
long before the sky would open
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
Now Suzanne takes your hand
and she leads you to the river
She is wearing rags and feathers
from Salvation Army counter
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 heroes 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
