to her place near the river
You can hear the boats go by,
you can stay the night beside her
And you know that she's half crazy,
but that's why you want to be there
An d 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 al ways been her lover
And you want to travel with her
and you want to travel blind
And you know that she can trust you
because you've touched her
perfect body with your mind
but he walked upon the water
And he spent a long time watching
from a lonely wooden tower
And just 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
For a second, almost human,
he sank beneath your wisdom like a stone
And you want to travel with him,
and he'll want to travel blind
And you think you'll maybe trust him,
cos he's touched your perfect
and she leads you to the river
She's wearing rags and feathers,
And the sun pours down like honey
on our Lady of the Harbour
And she shows you where to look
amongst the garbage and the flowers
There are heroes in the seaweed,
there are children in the morning
They are feeling out for love
and they will feel that way forever
While Suzanne holds the mirror
And you want to travel with her
and you want to travel blind
And you're sure she can find you
Cos she's touched your perfect body
