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

But it don't snow here
Stays pretty green
I'm gonna make a lot of money and I'm gonna quit this scene
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on

I wish I had a river so long
I would teach my feet how 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
He loved me so naughty, made me weak in the knees
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on

'Cause I'm so hard to handle
I'm selfish and I'm sad
I've gone and lost the best baby that I've ever had
I wish I had a river I could skate away on

I wish I had a river so long
I would teach my feet how to fly
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 the trees
They're putting up reindeer and singing songs of peace
I wish I had a river I could skate away on