To a place by the river
You can hear the boats go by
Spend the night forever
You know she's half crazy
But that's why you wanna be there
She feeds you tea and oranges
That came all the way from China
And just when you want 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
You wanna travel with her
Wanna travel blind
But you think maybe you'll trust her
She's touched your perfect body with her mind
Jesus was a sailor
When he walked upon the water
He spent a long time
Watching from a lonely wooden tower
And when He knew for certain
That 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
He was forsaken, almost human
He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone
But you wanna travel with Him
And you wanna travel blind
And you think maybe you'll trust Him
For He's touched your perfect body with His mind
Suzanne takes you down
To the place by the river
She's wearing rags and feathers
From Salvation Army's counters
And the sun pours down like honey
On our lady of the harbor
And she shows you where to look
Amid the garbage and the flowers
There are heroes in the river
Children in the morning
They are leaning out for love
They will lean that way for ever
While Suzanne holds the mirror
But you wanna travel with her
And you wanna travel blind
And you think maybe you'll trust her
She's touched your perfect body with her mind
Suzanne takes you down
To a place by the river
Suzanne takes you down To a place by the river You can hear the boats go by Spend the night forever You know she's half crazy But that's why you wanna be there She feeds you tea and oranges That came all the way from China And just when you want 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 You wanna travel with her Wanna travel blind But you think maybe you'll trust her She's touched your perfect body with her mind Jesus was a sailor When he walked upon the water He spent a long time Watching from a lonely wooden tower And when He knew for certain That 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 He was forsaken, almost human He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone But you wanna travel with Him And you wanna travel blind And you think maybe you'll trust Him For He's touched your perfect body with His mind Suzanne takes you down To the place by the river She's wearing rags and feathers From Salvation Army's counters And the sun pours down like honey On our lady of the harbor And she shows you where to look Amid the garbage and the flowers There are heroes in the river Children in the morning They are leaning out for love They will lean that way for ever While Suzanne holds the mirror But you wanna travel with her And you wanna travel blind And you think maybe you'll trust her She's touched your perfect body with her mind Suzanne takes you down To a place by the river Explain Request ×
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