[Verse 1]
It's coming on Christmas
They're cutting down trees
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
Gonna leave this crazy scene
Oh, I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
Oh, I wish I had a river so long

[Chorus]
I would teach my feet to fly
Oh, I wish I had a river
I could skate away on

[Post-Chorus]
I made my baby cry

[Verse 2]
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
Oh, I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
Oh, I wish I had a river so long
[Chorus]
I would teach my feet to fly
Oh, I wish I had a river
I could skate away on

[Post-Chorus]
I made my baby say goodbye

[Verse 3]
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