Lyric discussion by laayyla 

Cover art for River lyrics by Joni Mitchell

This is one of those songs, like many others, that fill you up with so much emotion you feel like you are going to burst. It makes you feel too many different things, and you end up in tears. Its just... too much. To me, this song represents someone caught in a situation where everyone is happy and celebrating something(christmas)and the person is going through the loss of a relationship and its the only thing on their mind... and they just want to escape everything... skate away