Suzanne takes you down by the river
You can hear the boats float by
You can spend the night forever beside her
And you know she's half crazy
But that's why you want to be there
She feeds you tea and oranges
All the way from China
And just when you need to tell her
That you have no love to give her
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
You want to travel blind
And you know that she will trust you
For you've touched her perfect body with your mind

Now, Jesus was a sailor
When he walked upon the water
Spent a long time watchin'
From his lonely wooden tower
And when he knew for certain
That only drowning men could see him
He said "All men will be sailors
And the sea shall set them free"
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
You want to travel blind
You think maybe you can trust him
'Cause he's touched your perfect body with his mind

Now, Suzanne takes your hand
And leads you down to the river
She wearin' rags and feathers
From Salvation Army counters
And the sun pours down like honey
On our lady of the harbor
She shows you where to look
Between the garbage and the flowers
And there are heroes in the seaweed
And 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
You want to travel blind
And you know that you can trust her
'Cause she's touched your perfect body with her mind
With her mind