River

Lyrics by：Joni Mitchell

Composed by：Joni Mitchell

It's coming on Christmas

They're cutting down trees

They're putting up reindeer

And singing songs of joy and peace

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

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

I would teach myself to fly

I wish I had a river I could skate away on

I made my baby cry

Tried hard to help me

He put me at ease

He loved me so naughty

Made me weak in my knees

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

I've 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 would teach myself to fly

I wish I had a river I could skate away on

I made my baby cry

I made my baby cry

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