Billy Squier - River Lyrics
It's comin' on twilight, and all the world's at ease
They're pullin' down the curtains, sailin' off to sweet release
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on
But me I'm not so quiet - I'm restless and I'm mean
I won't let you know I'm bleedin', that I'm crawlin on my knees
I wish I had a river so long I would teach my feet to fly
I wish I had a river I could skate away on
I made my baby cry
I tried hard to help her, let her do as she pleased
And I loved her so naughty - made her weak in the knees
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on
We're so hard to handle - we're selfish and we're sad
And we throw away those precious things we work so hard to have
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on
I wish I had a river so deep I would swim away from time
Do we have to say goodbye
It's comin' on daybreak, and everyone's at peace
They're dreamin' bout deliverance from the wounds that will not cease
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on
But me I'm not so lucky - I'm anxious and I'm lean
I've made a tone of money but I can't buy out this scene
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
I wish I had a river I skate away on
I have to say goodbye
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Billy Squier River Comments
Better than the original.
I just love this album and this song
Nice to hear the electric version!
beautiful
Not trying to be a jerk, but if your gonna comment on an artist, at least get his name right, it's Squier, not Squire...
There's just something about a sandpaper voice that's more sincere than a professionally polished vocalist on certain songs. Joni's is definitive. The other's are credible. This one has become a favorite -- it's interpretation. Billy Squire has reinvented this old classic Joni Mitchell song & has breathed new life into it. I'm impressed. Joe Cocker, Dylan, Tom Waits, John Prine, Richie Havens, Janis, Billy Falcon, Springsteen himself -- none would have qualified on American Idol. None.