River
Sarah McLachlan featuring The Sarah McLachlan Music Outreach Children's Cho Lyrics

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

They're cutting down trees
People are preparing for the holiday by cutting down trees for decoration.

They're putting up reindeer
More holiday decorations are being put up such as reindeer decorations.

singing songs of joy and peace
There is a cheerful holiday mood with people singing happy songs.

Oh I wish I had a river
The artist wishes she had a way to escape her current situation.

I could skate away on
The singer imagines herself skating away from her problems and stress.

But it don't snow here
The singer's current location does not have snow which emphasizes her desire to be somewhere else.

It stays pretty green
The artist's location is lush and green which contrasts with the idea of winter and snow.

I'm going to make a lot of money
The artist has a plan to earn a lot of money which she thinks will improve her life.

And then I'm going to quit this crazy scene
The artist plans to stop her current lifestyle which she considers hectic and chaotic.

I wish I had a river so long
The singer wants a river that is long enough for her to fully escape and forget about her problems.

I would teach my feet to fly high
The artist imagines herself soaring high above her problems and the world.

I made my baby cry
The singer caused emotional pain to her loved one.

He tried hard to help me
The singer's partner attempted to support and comfort her.

You know, he put me at ease
The partner's efforts did help the singer feel better and calmer.

And he loved me so naughty
The partner expressed his love in unconventional ways.

Made me weak in the knees
The partner had a strong emotional impact on the artist.

But I'm so hard to handle
The singer acknowledges that she is difficult to manage and emotionally unstable.

I'm selfish and I'm sad
The singer describes herself as being self-centered and unhappy.

Now I've gone and lost
The artist realizes that she has lost something valuable due to her own actions.

the best baby that I ever had
The artist had a special and important relationship with her lost loved one.

I made my baby say goodbye
The artist's actions caused her loved one to leave her.