Suzanne
Perla Batalla Lyrics

Suzanne takes you down
Suzanne invites you to her place

To her place near the river
Suzanne's place is located close to the river

You can see the boats go by
From Suzanne's place, you can watch the boats pass by on the river

And you can spend the night forever
You can stay with Suzanne for as long as you want

And you know she's half crazy
You understand that Suzanne is a little bit eccentric

And that's why you want to be there
Her eccentricity is part of her charm

And she feeds you tea and oranges
Suzanne serves you food and drink

That come all the way from China
The tea and oranges are from China

And just when you mean to tell her
Right when you are about to say

That you have no love to give her
That you are not capable of loving her

She gets you on her wavelength
Suzanne connects with you on a deeper level

And she lets the river answer
She listens to the river's response

That you've always been her lover
That you have always loved her

And Jesus was a sailor
Jesus traveled by sea

When He walked upon the water
Jesus was able to walk on water

And He spent a long time watching
Jesus observed for a while

From a lonely wooden tower
From a solitary lookout

Yes, and when He knew for certain
And when He was sure

Only drowning men could see him
Only those in despair could see him

He said, all men will be sailors then
He proclaimed that all men will experience hardships

Until the seas free them
Until they are redeemed from their struggles

But He, Himself was broken
But He was also damaged

Long before the sky would open
Long before the heavens would reveal themselves

Forsaken and almost human
Abandoned and seemingly mortal

He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone
He was crushed by your knowledge and experience

And you want to travel with Him
You want to journey alongside Him

And you want to travel blind
You want to travel without knowing where you are going

And you think maybe you'll trust him
And you believe that you might trust Him

'Cause He's touched your perfect body with His mind
Because He has impacted you deeply

Suzanne takes your hand
Suzanne leads you again

And she leads you besides the water
And she guides you along the river bank

She is wearing rags, feathers
She is dressed in worn clothing and feathers

From Salvation Army counters
From the local thrift store

And the sun pours down like honey
The sun's rays flow like honey

On our lady of the harbor
Onto the statue in the harbor

She shows you where to look
She directs you where to look

Between the garbage and the flowers
In between the rubbish and the blossoms

There are heroes in the seaweed
There are admirable people among the seaweed

There are children in the morning
There are young ones at the dawn

They are leaning out for love
They are reaching out for affection

And they will lean that way forever
And they will continue to lean out for love forever

While Suzanne holds the mirror
While Suzanne reflects the truth

You want to travel with her
You want to journey with Suzanne once more

And you want to travel blind
And you want to travel without knowing where you're going

And you think maybe you can trust her
And you believe that you can trust her

'Cause she's touched your perfect body with her mind
Because she has impacted you deeply