It's coming on Christmas, they're cutting down trees
They're putting up reindeer, 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 going to quit this crazy scene
Oh, how I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I wish I had a river so long
I would teach my feet to fly
Oh, I wish I had a river
I could skate away on, yeah
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
It's so hard to handle, you know I'm selfish, 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
Oh, I wish I had a river so long
I would teach my feet to fly
Oh, I wish I had a river
I could skate away on, oh, oh, oh
It's coming on Christmas, they're cutting down trees
They're putting up reindeer, singing songs of joy and peace
Oh, I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
It don't snow here, it stays pretty green
I'm gonna make a lot' of money, then I'm going to quit this crazy scene
Oh, I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
