Released: September 13, 1994
Songwriter: Sinéad O’Connor
Producer: Phil Coulter John Reynolds Sinéad O’Connor
[Verse 1]
John, I love you
I'm ever so fond of you
Will you wait for me
Till I am heavenly
Oh there's much work to do
But I love you
[Refrain]
Oh you're tender
Your name's a whisper
[Verse 2]
I let tears fall like rain
Apple-sized they were
All over her
And through all of those times
When you could have died
This is what you find
[Chorus]
There's life outside your mother's garden
There's life beyond your wildest dreams
There hasn't been any explosion
We're not spinning like Dorothy
If you look now then you'll see why
Don't be afraid to cry
This time don't let yourself fly
Child
Pick up those dancing shoes
Kick off those wedding blues
These are the ways
You can choose
[Refrain]
Child, you're tender
Your name's a whisper
[Chorus]
There's life outside your mother's garden
There's life beyond your wildest dreams
There hasn't been any explosion
We're not spinning like Dorothy
And if you look now then you'll see why
Don't be afraid to cry
This time don't let yourself fly
Child
Pick up those dancing shoes
Kick off those wedding blues
These are the ways
You can choose
[Outro]
Child, I love you
I'm ever so fond of you
John, I love you
I'm ever so fond of you
Will you wait for me
Till I am heavenly
Oh there's much work to do
But I love you
[Refrain]
Oh you're tender
Your name's a whisper
[Verse 2]
I let tears fall like rain
Apple-sized they were
All over her
And through all of those times
When you could have died
This is what you find
[Chorus]
There's life outside your mother's garden
There's life beyond your wildest dreams
There hasn't been any explosion
We're not spinning like Dorothy
If you look now then you'll see why
Don't be afraid to cry
This time don't let yourself fly
Child
Pick up those dancing shoes
Kick off those wedding blues
These are the ways
You can choose
[Refrain]
Child, you're tender
Your name's a whisper
[Chorus]
There's life outside your mother's garden
There's life beyond your wildest dreams
There hasn't been any explosion
We're not spinning like Dorothy
And if you look now then you'll see why
Don't be afraid to cry
This time don't let yourself fly
Child
Pick up those dancing shoes
Kick off those wedding blues
These are the ways
You can choose
[Outro]
Child, I love you
I'm ever so fond of you
more tracks from the album
From the albums
- Universal Mother (1994)
- So Far... The Best of Sinéad O’Connor (1997)
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- Black Boys on Mopeds
- Troy
- Mandinka
- Last Day of Our Acquaintance
- The Emperor’s New Clothes
- I Am Stretched on Your Grave
- Mother
- Open Letter to Miley Cyrus
- My Darling Child
- It’s All Good
- The Healing Room
- Don’t Cry for Me Argentina
- In This Heart
- I Want Your (Hands on Me)
- Jealous
- Drink Before the War
- The State I’m In
- This Is to Mother You
- O Filii et Filiae
- He Moved Through the Fair
- Success Has Made a Failure of Our Home
- John I Love You
- I’ll Tell Me Ma