River lyrics - Cee Lo Green

(originally by Joni Mitchell)

It's coming on Christmas, they're cutting down trees

They're putting up reindeer, singing songs of joy and peace

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

But it don't snow here, it stays pretty green

I'm going to make a lot of money

And then I'm gonna quit this crazy scene

Oh, I wish I had a river that 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 that 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, she made me weak in the knees

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

Well, 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 that I could skate away on

Oh, I wish I had a river so long

I would teach my feet to fly

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

I made my baby say goodbye

It's coming on Christmas, they're cutting down trees

They're putting up reindeer, singing songs of joy and peace

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

Yes, away on...