Suzanne

Leonard Cohen

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  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 that she's half crazy 

  But that's why you wanna 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 
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  R1:
  And you want to travel with her 

  And you want to travel blind 

  And you know that she will trust you 

  For you've touched her perfect body 

  With your mind 
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  S2:
  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 

  Forsaken, almost human 

  He sank beneath your wisdom  

  Like a stone 
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  R1:
  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 
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  S3:
  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 

  They will lean that way forever 

  While Suzanne holds the mirror 
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  R1:
  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 body 

  With her mind