You ever here a song and ignore it's lyrical content because the beauty of the song captures you and you find yourself just enjoying the song.
So Rosie Thomas does a cover of River on her christmas album. It's gorgeous. Just a beautiful song on a great album. I love the song. I love listening to the song.
Sixpence None the Richer also has a version of the song on their x-mas album and.. I'm not really a fan. The arrangement isn't as nice and pleasing to my ears. But listening to their version in the car this afternoon, I got to listen to the words and it's sad. The song made me sad.
It's coming on Christmas
They're cutting down trees
They're putting up reindeer
And singing songs of joy and peace
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
But it don't snow here
It stays pretty green
I'm going to make a lot of money
Then I'm going to quit this crazy scene
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
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I made my baby cry
He tried hard to help me
You know, he put me at ease
And he loved me so naughty
Made me weak in the knees
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
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
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
I made my baby say goodbye
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