Suzanne

Leonard Cohen

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	Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river,

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You can	hear the boat go by, and you spend the night beside her.

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And you	know that she's half crazy, but that's why you want to be there

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And she	feeds you tea and oranges that come	all the way from China.

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And	when you mean to tell her that you	have no love to give her.

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Then she	gets you on her wave-length

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And she	lets the river answer that you’ve	always been her lover.

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 bevor the sky war open

Forsaken, almost human,

He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone.

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 for our lady of the harbour,

and she shows you where to look among the garbage and the flowers.

There are heros 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.