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Cold River (1987 Demo)

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Cold River (1987 Demo)

Release date: 13th October 2015

From Stay on These Roads (Deluxe Edition)

About This Track

"Cold River (1987 Demo)" is a track by a-ha, from the album Stay on These Roads (Deluxe Edition), released 13th October 2015. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

a-ha

a-ha

Lyrics

Cold River (1987 Demo)

I live a life where the woods grow mean

She owns a place in a town upstream

Took her out in my automobile

Touched her hand and I lost the wheel

Hey now, wait awhile

We're going down with a smile

Cold river - Cold

(River ran so deep)

Cold river - Cold

(River ran so deep... It ran so deep... It ran so deep...)

Don't let me die in an automobile

I'm wanna lie in an open field

Something said it will happen soon

On the twelve days (?) of the moon

Hey now, wait awhile

We're going down with a smile

Cold river - Cold

(River ran so deep)

Cold river - Cold

(River ran so deep... It ran so deep... It ran so deep...)

Cold river - Cold

(River ran so deep)

Cold river - Cold

(River ran so deep)

Cold river - Cold

(River ran so deep)

Hey now, wait awhile

Cold river - Cold

We're going down with a smile

(River ran so deep)

Hey now, wait awhile

Cold river - Cold

We're going down with a smile

(River ran so deep)

Hey now, wait awhile

We're going down with a smile

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Track details

From Stay on These Roads (Deluxe Edition)

2015

Album

Stay on These Roads (Deluxe Edition)

Release year

2015

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—Thus Ended Our Love Affair (Demo)
—Umbrella (Rendezvous Demo)
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