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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Dolores O'Riordan
Dolores O'Riordan
Vocals
Noel Hogan
Noel Hogan
Electric Guitar
Mike Hogan
Mike Hogan
Bass Guitar
Fergal Lawler
Fergal Lawler
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Dolores O'Riordan
Dolores O'Riordan
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Stephen Street
Stephen Street
Producer
Julie Gardiner
Julie Gardiner
Assistant Producer
John Davis
John Davis
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
When, when will the icicle melt?
The icicle, icicle
And when, when will the picture show end?
The picture show, picture show
[PreChorus]
I should not have read the paper today
'Cause a child, child, child, child, he was taken away
[Chorus]
There's a place for the baby that died
And there's a time for the mother who cried
And she will hold him in her arms sometime
'Cause nine months is too long, too long, too long
[Verse 2]
How could you hurt a child? How could you hurt a child?
Now does this make you satisfied, satisfied, satisfied?
[PreChorus]
I don't know what's happening to people today
When a child, child, child, child, he was taken away, taken away
[Chorus]
There's a place for the baby that died
And there's a time for the mother who cried
And she will hold him in her arms sometime
'Cause nine months is too long, too long, too long
[Chorus]
There's a place for the baby that died
And there's a time for the mother who cried
And you will hold him in your arms sometime
'Cause nine months is too long, too long, too long, too long
Written by: Dolores O'Riordan
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