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Suzanne Lyrics by Roberta Flack

Killing Me Softly

1973

[Verse 1]
Suzanne takes you down
To a place by the river
You can hear the boats go by
Spend the night forever
You know she's half crazy
But that's why you wanna be there
She feeds you tea and oranges
That come all the way from China
And just when you want to tell her
That you have no love to give her
She gets you on her wavelength
And she lets the river answer
That you've always been her lover

[Refrain]
You wanna travel with her
Wanna travel blind
But you think maybe you'll trust her
She's touched your perfect body with her mind

[Verse 2]
Jesus was a sailor
When he walked upon the water
He spent a long time
Watching from a lonely wooden tower
And when He knew for certain
That only drowning men could see Him
He said, "All men shall be sailors then
Until the sea shall free them"
But He Himself was broken
Long before the sky would open
He was forsaken, almost human
He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone

[Refrain]
But you wanna travel with Him
And you wanna travel blind
And you think maybe you'll trust Him
For He's touched your perfect body with His mind

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]
Suzanne takes you down
To a place by the river
She's wearing rags and feathers
From Salvation Army's counters
And the sun pours down like honey
On our lady of the harbor
And she shows you where to look
Amid the garbage and the flowers
There are heroes in the river
Children in the morning
They are leaning out for love
They will lean that way forever
While Suzanne holds the mirror

[Refrain]
But you wanna travel with her
And you wanna travel blind
And you think maybe you'll trust her
She's touched your perfect body with her mind

[Instrumental Break]

[Outro]
Suzanne takes you down
To a place by the river
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Roberta Flack

Roberta Flack

About “Suzanne” by Roberta Flack

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"Suzanne" is credited to Roberta Flack. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Suzanne" appears on "Killing Me Softly" in 1973.

Visit the Roberta Flack artist page at /artist/roberta-flack for biography, popular tracks, and links to more lyric pages.

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