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