River

It's comin' on twilight, and all the world's at ease

They're pullin' down the curtains, sailin' off to sweet release

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

But me I'm not so quiet - I'm restless and I'm mean

I won't let you know I'm bleedin', that I'm crawlin on my knees

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

I wish I had a river I could skate away on

I made my baby cry

I tried hard to help her, let her do as she pleased

And I loved her so naughty - made her weak in the knees

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

We're so hard to handle - we're selfish and we're sad

And we throw away those precious things we work so hard to have

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

I wish I had a river so deep I would swim away from time

I wish I had a river I could skate away on

Do we have to say goodbye

It's comin' on daybreak, and everyone's at peace

They're dreamin' bout deliverance from the wounds that will not cease

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

But me I'm not so lucky - I'm anxious and I'm lean

I've made a tone of money but I can't buy out this scene

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

I wish I had a river I skate away on

I have to say goodbye