It's coming on Christmas, they're cutting down treesThey're putting up reindeer and singing songs of joy and peaceOh, I wish I had a river I could skate away onBut it don't snow here, it stays pretty greenI'm gonna make a lot of money, I'm gonna quit this crazy sceneOh, I wish I had a river I could skate away onI wish I had a river so long I would teach my feet to flyI wish I had a river I could skate away onI made my baby cryShe'd try hard to help me, you know she'd put me at easeAnd she loved me so naughty, made me weak at the kneesOh, I wish I had a river I could skate away onI'm so hard to handle, I'm selfish and I'm sadNow I've gone and lost the best baby that I've ever hadOh, I wish I had a river I could skate away onI wish I had a river so long I would teach my feet to flyOh, I wish I had a river I could skate away onI made my baby say goodbyeIt's coming on Christmas, they're cutting down treesThey're putting up reindeer and singing songs of joy and peaceOh, I wish I had a river I could skate away onOh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on