River Madeleine Peyroux, k.d. lang

[00:22.68] It's coming on Christmas [00:26.26] They're cutting down trees [00:28.73] They're putting up reindeer [00:33.33] And singing songs of joy and peace [00:38.44] I wish I had a river [00:42.17] I could skate away on [00:47.25] But it don't snow here [00:50.69] It stays pretty green [00:53.78] I'm going to make a lot of money [00:56.33] Then I'm going to quit this crazy scene [01:00.76] I wish I had a river [01:04.60] I could skate away on [01:10.77] I wish I had a river so long [01:16.38] I would teach my feet to fly [01:30.41] I wish I had a river [01:35.17] I could skate away on [01:42.30] I made my baby cry [01:47.25] He tried hard to help me [02:05.44] You know, he put me at ease [02:09.26] And he loved me so naughty [02:12.47] Made me weak in the knees [02:15.87] I wish I had a river [02:21.45] I could skate away on [02:26.07] I'm so hard to handle [02:29.67] I'm selfish and I'm sad [02:32.98] Now I've gone and lost the best baby [02:35.43] That I ever had [02:39.13] Oh I wish I had a river [02:43.29] I could skate away on [02:50.06] I wish I had a river so long [02:55.62] I would teach my feet to fly [03:16.77] Oh I wish I had a river [03:20.12] I could skate away on [03:27.36] I made my baby say goodbye [03:32.00] It's coming on Christmas [03:50.57] They're cutting down trees [03:54.03] They're putting up reindeer [03:56.56] And singing songs of joy and peace [04:02.66] I wish I had a river [04:07.01] I could skate away on [04:17.39]