River

It's coming on Christmas
They're cutting down trees
They're putting up reindeer
Singing songs of joy and peace
I wish I had a river I could skate away on

But it don't snow here, it stays pretty green
I'm gonna make a lot of money
Then I'm gonna quit this crazy scene

I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I wish I had a river so long
I would teach my feet to fly
I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I made my baby cry

He tried hard to help me, now he put me at ease
He loved me so not, he made me weak in the knees

Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
I could skate away on
I'm so hard to handle
I'm helpless and I'm scared
Now I've gone and lost the best baby
That I've ever had

I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
Oh, I wish I had a river so long
I would teach my feet to fly
Oh, I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
Made my baby say goodbye

It's coming on Christmas
They're cutting down trees
They're putting up reindeer
Singing songs of joy and peace
I wish I had a river
I could skate away on



Credits
Writer(s): Bill Staines
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