Suzanne

Song Suzanne
Artist Esther Ofarim
Album The Bob Johnston

Lyrics

[00:52.38] Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river
[01:00.82] You can hear the boats go by
[01:04.38] You can spend the night beside her
[01:08.76] And you know that she's half crazy
[01:12.51] But that's why you want to be there
[01:16.39] And she feeds you tea and oranges
[01:19.88] That come all the way from China
[01:24.01] And just when you mean to tell her
[01:28.50] That you have no love to give her
[01:32.51] Then she gets you on her wavelength
[01:36.32] And she lets the river answer
[01:39.88] That you've always been her lover
[01:44.69]
[01:47.99] And you want to travel with her
[01:52.75] And you want to travel blind
[01:56.82] And you know that she will trust you
[02:00.87] For you've touched her perfect body with your mind.
[02:09.81]
[02:13.63] And Jesus was a sailor
[02:17.50] When he walked upon the water
[02:21.44] And he spent a long time watching
[02:25.25] From his lonely wooden tower
[02:29.75] And when he knew for certain
[02:33.37] Only drowning men could see him
[02:37.32] He said "All men will be sailors then
[02:41.62] Until the sea shall free them"
[02:45.93] But he himself was broken
[02:49.68] Long before the sky would open
[02:54.00] Forsaken, almost human
[02:58.06] He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone
[03:07.56]
[03:09.99] And you want to travel with him
[03:14.13] And you want to travel blind
[03:18.50] And you think maybe you'll trust him
[03:22.68] For he's touched your perfect body with his mind.
[03:31.43]
[03:35.74] Now Suzanne takes your hand
[03:39.84] And she leads you to the river
[03:43.72] She is wearing rags and feathers
[03:47.17] From Salvation Army counters
[03:51.79] And the sun pours down like honey
[03:55.53] On our lady of the harbour
[03:59.97] And she shows you where to look
[04:03.66] Among the garbage and the flowers
[04:07.90] There are heroes in the seaweed
[04:12.60] There are children in the morning
[04:17.03] They are leaning out for love
[04:20.84] And they will lean that way forever
[04:24.60] While Suzanne holds the mirror
[04:30.34]
[04:33.59] And you want to travel with her
[04:38.03] And you want to travel blind
[04:41.87] And you know that you can trust her
[04:46.56] For she's touched your perfect body with her mind.
[04:58.05]