River

It's coming on Christmas, they're cutting down trees

They're putting up reindeer and singing songs of joy and peace

Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on

But it don't snow here, it stays pretty green

You won't make a lot of money, then split this crazy scene

I wish I had a river I could skate away on

Oh, I wish I had a river so high

I could teach my feet to fly away, yeah

I wish I had a river I could skate away on

But I'm so hard to handle, I'm selfish and I'm sad

And I think I've lost the best baby that I ever had

Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on

She tried hard to help me, tried to put me at ease

She loved me so naughty, made me weak in my knees

Yeah, I wish I had a river I could skate away on

Oh, I wish I had a river so wide

I could teach my feet to fly away yeah

I wish I had a river I could skate away on

I made my baby cry

And I made my baby say goodbye

And I wish I had a river I could skate away on

I can skate away on

I could skate away on