But it don't snow here 
It stays pretty green 
I'm going to make a lot of money 
Then I'm going to quit this crazy scene 
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 
Oh I wish I had a river 
I could skate away on 

I made my baby cry 

She tried hard to help me 
You know, she put me at ease 
And she 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 

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 
I wish I had a river 
I could skate away on

written: Joni Mitchell