Shovels & Rope - River Lyrics

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"River"
(feat. Wesley Schultz)
(originally by Joni Mitchell)

It's coming on Christmas
They're cutting down 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, you know
It stays pretty green
I'm going to make a lot of money
Then I'm going to quit 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
Oh, I wish I had a river
I made my baby cry

He tried hard to help me
You know, he put me at ease
And he loved me so naughty
And made me weak in the knees

Oh, I wish I had a river
I could skate away on

But I'm so hard to handle
I'm selfish and I'm sad
Now I've gone and lost the best baby
I ever had

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
Oh, I wish I had a river
I made my baby say goodbye

It's coming on Christmas
They're cutting down trees
They're putting up reindeer
And singing songs of joy and peace

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