to her place near the river
You can hear the boats go by,
you can spend the night forever
And you know that she's half- crazy but
that's why you want to be there
And she feeds you tea an d 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 he gets you on her wavelength
And she lets the river answer that you've
And you want to travel with her,
and you want to travel blind
For you've touched her per
And Jesus was a sailor when he
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
un til the sea shall 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 you maybe you'll trust him
For he's touched your per
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 heroes in the seaweed,
there are children in the morning
They are leaning out for love and they wil
While Suzanne holds her mirror
And you want to travel with her,
and you want to travel blind
And you know that you can trust her
For she's touched your perfect
