Susanna - Nahko

I left my home for the open road

Bid farewell to a beautiful girl

She was out to push and prod my bravery

I was out to conquer the world

While I was circling the globe

She’d spin hers, point somewhere and then

She’d say, «I fell in love with a drifter’s son

And now he’s gone again»

Held my ventures up like trophies

High over my head

Susanna, she’s a patient woman

She praised my happiness

I’d sing

Oh, Susanna

Don’t you cry for me

I’m headed for those coastal waters

An ocean for to see

Saw your face carved in the caves

In the tunneling fields

I wore my stubbornness like armor

A reliable shield

Oh, how could I have been so thoughtless

And careless with my love?

When I met you, you were drifting too

Just like the driftwood does

She’d be knee-deep in the waters

Whispering to the sea

Susanna, she’s a graceful woman

Her words have convinced me

I’d sing

Oh, Susanna

Why don’t you come down here with me

And play in the oldest parts of the jungle

And climb a banyan tree

Explore from shore to shore

There’s always one more mountain to see

Susanna came to me in a dream

And on the summit, she said to me

She said, «I am freedom

I’m all that you seek

But you can’t have this if you want all that

And you certainly can’t have me!»

Oh, Susanna

I don’t cry for you

You’re the best adventure I’ve had yet

But I’m only passing through