River – Alex Vargas (originally by Joni Mitchell)

It’s coming on Christmas
They’re cutting down trees
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
I’m gonna live this crazy scene
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
I wish I had a river I could skate away on

I made my baby cry

You tried hard to help me
You know, you put me at ease
And you loved me so naughty
Made me weak in the 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
Now I’ve gone and lost the best baby
That I ever had
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
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
Putting up reindeer
And singing songs of joy and peace
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away away away away…