Suzanne-Françoise Hardy

[00:05.090]Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river [00:12.420]You can hear the boats go by [00:14.950]You can spend the night beside her [00:17.070]And you know that she's half crazy [00:20.460]But that's why you want to be there [00:24.010]And she feeds you tea and oranges [00:27.200]That come all the way from China [00:30.210]And just when you mean to tell her [00:32.830]That you have no love to give her [00:34.900]Then she gets you on her wavelength [00:39.010]And she lets the river answer [00:42.030]That you've always been her lover [00:48.520]And you want to travel with her [00:52.080]And you want to travel blind [00:54.440]And you know that she will trust you [00:55.580]For you've touched her perfect body with your mind. [01:06.570]And Jesus was a sailor [01:10.070]When he walked upon the water [01:13.400]And he spent a long time watching [01:16.460]From his lonely wooden tower [01:19.420]And when he knew for certain [01:22.460]Only drowning men could see him [01:25.900]He said "All men will be sailors then [01:29.630]Until the sea shall free them" [01:33.520]But he himself was broken [01:35.480]Long before the sky would open [01:38.600]Forsaken, almost human [01:39.250]He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone [01:49.620]And you want to travel with him [01:53.410]And you want to travel blind [01:56.300]And you think maybe you'll trust him [01:58.620]For he's touched your perfect body with his mind. [02:08.720]Suzanne takes your hand [02:12.590]And she leads you to the river [02:16.530]She is wearing rags and feathers [02:20.510]From Salvation Army counters [02:24.350]And the sun pours down like honey [02:26.790]On our lady of the harbour [02:28.910]And she shows you where to look [02:31.880]Among the garbage and the flowers [02:34.790]There are heroes in the ******* [02:37.840]There are children in the morning [02:40.330]They are leaning out for love [02:44.820]And they will lean that way forever [02:46.170]While Suzanne holds the mirror [02:53.480]And you want to travel with her [02:56.440]And you want to travel blind [02:58.760]And you know that you can trust her [03:02.590]For she's touched your perfect body with her mind.