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