River
Robert Downey Jr Lyrics

It's coming on Christmas
The Christmas holiday is approaching soon.

They're cutting down trees
People are cutting down trees to use as Christmas trees.

They're putting up reindeer
Decorations of reindeer are being put up for the holiday season.

And singing songs of joy and peace
People are singing songs that reflect happiness and well-being.

Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
The artist desires to escape from their current life and problems by finding solace in a river.

But it don't snow here
The singer does not live in a place where it snows during the winter season.

It stays pretty green
Instead of snow, the environment around the singer stays relatively green all year round.

I'm going to make a lot of money
The artist plans to make a significant amount of money for themselves.

Then I'm going to quit this crazy scene
The artist desires to leave their current life behind for something better.

I wish I had a river so long
The artist desires to be in a place far away from their current location.

I would teach my feet to fly
The singer desires to have the freedom and movement of flight.

I made my baby cry
The artist caused their significant other emotional pain and upset.

She tried hard to help me
The singer's significant other worked to aid them in their problems.

You know, she put me at ease
The singer's significant other helped to calm their worries and fears.

And she loved me so naughty
The singer's significant other loved them even at their worst moments.

Made me weak in the knees
The artist's significant other emotionally affected and overwhelmed them.

I'm so hard to handle
The artist is difficult to deal with or manage due to their personality or behavior.

I'm selfish and I'm sad
The singer admits to being focused only on their own needs and desires and feeling unhappy.

Now I've gone and lost the best baby
The singer has lost the person they considered to be the best thing that ever happened to them.

That I ever had
The artist emphasizes how much they valued and cherished their significant other.

I made my baby say goodbye
The artist caused their significant other to end their relationship and leave them.

It's coming on Christmas
The Christmas holiday is approaching soon.

They're cutting down trees
People are cutting down trees to use as Christmas trees.

They're putting up reindeer
Decorations of reindeer are being put up for the holiday season.

And singing songs of joy and peace
People are singing songs that reflect happiness and well-being.

I wish I had a river I could skate away on
The singer repeats their desire to escape their current life and problems and find peace elsewhere.