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
Gonna make a lot of money, then I'm gonna quit this crazy scene
Oh 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
I wish I had a river I could skate away on
I made my baby cry

He tried hard to help me, he put me at ease
Lord he loved me so naughty made me weak in the knees
I wish I had a river I could skate away on
I'm so hard to handle, I'm selfish and I'm sad
Now I've gone and lost the best baby I 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
I wish I had a river I could skate away on
I made my baby say good-bye

It's coming on Christmas, they're cutting down trees
They're putting up reindeer and singing songs of joy and peace
I wish I had a river I could skate away on
-Joni Mitchell