So coming on twilight, and all the world's at easeThey're pulling down the curtains, selling off the sweet releaseOh, I wish I had a river, I could skate away onBut me, I'm not so quiet, I'm restless and I'm meanOh, let you know I'm bleeding, and I'm crawling on my kneesOh, I wish I had a river, I could skate away onOh, I wish I had a river, I could skate away onOh, I 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 cryI tried hard to help her, but it do as she pleasedAnd I loved her so naughty, I made her weak in her kneesOh, I wish I had a river, I could skate away onBut me, I'm not so quiet, I'm restless and I'm meanWe're selfish and we're sadAnd we throw away those precious things we worked so hard to haveOh, I wish I had a river, I could skate away onI wish I had a river so deepI would swim away from timeI wish I had a river, I could skate away onUntil we have to say goodbyeIt's coming on daybreak, everyone's at peaceThey're dreaming about deliverance from the wounds that will not ceaseOh, I wish I had a river, I could skate away onOh, I wish I had a river, I could skate away onOh, I wish I had a river, I could skate away onBut me, I'm not so lucky, I'm anxious and I'm leanI made a ton of money, but I can't buy out this 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 flyTeach my feet to playI wish I had a riverI could skate away onI have to say goodbyeGoodbyeGoodbye