Joni Mitchell - I Wish I Had A River Lyrics

It's coming near Christmas, they're cuttin down trees

They're puttin up reindeer and singing songs of joy and peace.



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

And I'm gonna quit this crazy scene.



I wish I had a river

I could skate away on



I wish I had a river so long

I could teach my feet to fly



Oh, 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.



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 went and lost the best baby I ever had.



I wish I had a river

I could skate away on



I wish I had a river so long

I could teach my feet to fly



Oh, I wish I had a river

I could skate away on

I made my baby say goodbye.



It's coming near Christmas, they're cuttin down trees

They're puttin up reindeer and singing song of joy and peace.



I wish I had a river

I could skate away on