Brad Mehldau - River Man

[00:03.27]Joni Mitchell - River

[00:19.95]It's coming on christmas

[00:22.25]They're cutting down trees

[00:24.72]They're putting up reindeer

[00:26.75]And singing songs of joy and peace

[00:29.76]Oh i wish i had a river

[00:32.82]I could skate away on

[00:38.73]But it don't snow here

[00:41.13]It stays pretty green

[00:43.17]I'm going to make a lot of money

[00:45.06]Then i'm going to quit this crazy scene

[00:48.28]I wish i had a river

[00:51.22]I could skate away on

[00:57.03]I wish i had a river so long

[01:00.83]I would teach my feet to fly

[01:10.17]Oh i wish i had a river

[01:14.08]I could skate away on

[01:19.87]I made my baby cry

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[01:36.22]He tried hard to help me

[01:38.32]You know' he put me at ease

[01:40.45]And he loved me so naughty

[01:42.51]Made me weak in the knees

[01:44.55]Oh i wish i had a river

[01:48.36]I could skate away on

[01:55.20]I'm so hard to handle

[01:57.20]I'm selfish and i'm sad

[01:59.15]Now i've gone and lost the best baby

[02:01.13]That i ever had

[02:03.87]Oh i wish i had a river

[02:06.91]I could skate away on

[02:12.92]I wish i had a river so long

[02:17.26]I would teach my feet to fly

[02:30.39]Oh i wish i had a river

[02:35.19]I could skate away on

[02:42.56]I made my baby say goodbye

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[02:55.72]It's coming on christmas

[02:58.13]They're cutting down trees

[03:00.61]They're putting up reindeer

[03:02.50]And singing songs of joy and peace

[03:04.78]I wish i had a river

[03:08.16]I could skate away on

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