It's comin' on twilight, and all the world's at ease
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They're pullin' down the curtains, sailin' off to sweet release
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Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on
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But me I'm not so quiet - I'm restless and I'm mean
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I won't let you know I'm bleedin', that I'm crawlin on my knees
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Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on
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I wish I had a river so long I would teach my feet to fly
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I wish I had a river I could skate away on
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I made my baby cry
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I tried hard to help her, let her do as she pleased
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And I loved her so naughty - made her weak in the knees
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Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on
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We're so hard to handle - we're selfish and we're sad
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And we throw away those precious things we work so hard to have
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Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on
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I wish I had a river so deep I would swim away from time
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I wish I had a river I could skate away on
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Do we have to say goodbye
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It's comin' on daybreak, and everyone's at peace
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They're dreamin' bout deliverance from the wounds that will not cease
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Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on
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But me I'm not so lucky - I'm anxious and I'm lean
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I've made a tone of money but I can't buy out this scene
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Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on
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I wish I had a river so long I would teach my feet to fly
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I wish I had a river I skate away on
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I have to say goodbye
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River
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| Billy Squier |
