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
I'm 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
I wish I had a river so long
That would teach my feet to fly
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
I wish I had a river I could skate away on
Oh, 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 that I ever had
Oh, I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I wish I had a river so long
I wish I had a river so long
I'm teaching my feet to fly
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
I 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
They're cut worrying about me
I wish I had known from the beginning
That I'm waiting for you
For me to break away from
The way it was
To let myself know


I wish I had a river
To teach my feet and feet
To skate away on
I wish I had a river
Amen.