River

[Verse 1]

It's coming on Christmas

They're cutting down trees

Putting up reindeer

And singing songs of joy and peace

I wish I had a river I could skate away on

[Verse 2]

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

And I wish I had a river I could skate away on

[Chorus]

I wish I had a river so wide

I would teach my feet to fly

I wish I had a river I could skate away on

'Cause I made my baby cry

[Verse 3]

He tried hard to help me

You know, put me at ease

Then loved me so naughty

Made me weak in my knees

I wish I had a river that I could skate away on

[Verse 4]

But I'm so hard to handle

I'm selfish and I'm sad

Now I lost the best baby

That I ever had

And I wish I had a river that I could skate away on

[Chorus]

I wish I had a river so wide

I would teach my feet to fly

I wish I had a river that I could skate away on

'Cause I made my baby say goodbye

[Verse 1]

It's coming on Christmas

They're cutting down trees

Putting up reindeer

And singing songs of joy and peace

But I wish I had a river that I could skate away on

[Chorus]

God, I wish I had a river so wide

I would teach my feet to fly

Wish I had a river that I could skate away on

I made my baby say goodbye

[Outro]

Thank you. Joni Mitchell. Thanks.