It's coming on christmas

They're cutting down the trees

They're 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

Im going to make a lot of money

Then I'm going to quit this crazy scene

And 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

Cuz I made my baby cry

Cuz I made my baby cry

Cuz I made my baby cry

I made her say goodbye...

She tried hard to help me

You know, he put me at ease

And she loved me so naughty

Made me weak at 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 never had

Oh I wish I had a river...

To skate away on

I wish I had a river so long

I would teach my feet to... fly

Cuz I made my baby cry

Cuz I made my baby cry

Cuz I made my baby cry

I made her say goodbye...