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- Leonard Cohen: Suzanne
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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 want to 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
- 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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- And Jesus was a sailor
- When he walked upon the water
- And he spend 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
- Foresaken, almost human,
- He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone.
- 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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- Now Suzanne takes your hand
- And she leads you to the river
- She is wearing rags and feathers
- From Salvetion 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
- And they will lean that way forever.
- While Suzanne holds the mirror
- And you want to travel with her
- And you want to travel blind
- And you known that you can trust her
- For she's touched your perfect body with her mind.
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