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LA River Lyrics — Cold War Kids | Dork

Lyrics
Cold War Kids
LA River Lyrics

Lyrics

LA River

From LA DIVINE2017

Written by Lars Stalfors, Nathan Willett

Produced by Lars Stalfors

Lyrics

LA River

On the LA river (On the LA river) I know it's familiar But tell me why you wanna stay in New York (Why you wanna stay in New York) Where you don't know anyone And you can't find work On the LA river On the LA river Come back, come back, come back On the LA river

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About this track

"LA River" is a song by Cold War Kids from the album LA DIVINE, released in 2017. The song was written by Lars Stalfors, Nathan Willett. It was produced by Lars Stalfors.

Cold War Kids profile →LA DIVINE album →Track profile →

Track 5 of 16Capitol Records (US1A)

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Lars Stalfors— 636 credits as songwriter & producer →
Lars Stalfors— 636 credits as songwriter & producer →
Nathan Willett— 122 credits as songwriter & producer →

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