Suzanne

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Suzanne takes you down to her place 
near  the river
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You can hear the boats go by, you 
can spend the night beside her
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And you know that she's half crazy 
but that's why you wanna be there
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And she feeds you tea and oranges 
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that came all the way from China
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And just when you want to tell her 
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that you have no love to give her
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Then she gets you on her wavelength
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 and she lets the river answer
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That you've always been her lover


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And you want to travel with her and
      A
 you want to travel blind
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And you know she will trust you for
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 you touched her perfect body
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With your mind

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And Jesus was a sailor when he 
walked upon the water
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And he spent a long time watching 
from his lonely wooden tower
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And when he knew for certain only 
drowning men could see him
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He said all men will be sailors 
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then until the sea shall free them
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But he himself was broken long 
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before the sky would open
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Forsaken, almost human, he sank 
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beneath your wisdom like a stone

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And you want to travel with him, 
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and you want to travel blind
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And you think maybe you'll tust him
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 for he's touched your perfect body
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With his mind

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Now suzanne takes your hand, she 
leads you to the river
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She's wearing rags and feathers from
 Salvation Army counters
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And the sun pours down like honey on
 our lady of the harbor
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And she shows you where to look 
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among the garbage and the flowers
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There are heroes in the seaweed, 
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there are children in the morning
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They are leaning out for love and 
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they will lean that way forever
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While Suzanne holds her mirror

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And you want to travel with her and
      A
 you want to travel blind
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And you know you can trust her for 
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she's touched your  perfect body
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With her mind