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Sinéad O'Connor – 8 Good Reasons (2014) | Track profile | Dork

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I'm Not Bossy, I'm the Boss (Deluxe Edition)
8 Good Reasons

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Sinéad O'Connor

8 Good Reasons

Release date: 17th November 2014

From I'm Not Bossy, I'm the Boss (Deluxe Edition)

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"8 Good Reasons" is a track by Sinéad O'Connor, from the album I'm Not Bossy, I'm the Boss (Deluxe Edition), released 17th November 2014. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Sinéad O'Connor.

About the Artist

Sinéad O'Connor

Sinéad O'Connor

Lyrics

8 Good Reasons

[Verse 1]

Don't know if I should quite sing this song

Don't know if it maybe might be wrong

But then again it maybe might be right

To tell you 'bout the bullet and the red light

[Verse 2]

You know I'm not from this place

I'm from a different time, different space

And it's real uncomfortable

To be stuck somewhere you just don't belong

[Chorus]

But I got eight good reasons to stick around

Eight good reasons, well maybe nine now

[Verse 3]

I had a dream one night

About a bullet and a red light

You know it felt alright

You know it actually felt quite nice

[Spoken Interlude]

If I could have gone

Without it hurting anyone

Like a child, I would have found me mum

Like a bird I would have been flown

[Verse 4]

You know I don't much like life

I don't mind admitting that it ain't right

You know I love to make music

But my head got wrecked by the business

[Verse 5]

Everybody wanting something from me

They rarely ever wanna just know me

I became the stranger no one sees

Cut glass I've crawled upon my knees

[Chorus]

But I got eight good reasons to stick around

Eight good reasons, well maybe nine now

[Verse 3]

I had a dream one night

About a bullet and a red light

You know it felt alright

You know it actually felt quite nice

[Chorus]

But I got eight good reasons to stick around

Eight good reasons, well maybe nine now

Eight good reasons to stick around

Eight good reasons, well maybe nine now

Well maybe nine now

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Track details

From I'm Not Bossy, I'm the Boss (Deluxe Edition)

2014

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Album

I'm Not Bossy, I'm the Boss (Deluxe Edition)

Sinéad O'Connor

11th August 2014

Release year

2014

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Kate Nash has paid tribute to Sinéad O'Connor with a reworked version of 'Famine'

Kate Nash has paid tribute to Sinéad O'Connor with a reworked version of 'Famine'

The cover carries personal weight through Nash's dual British-Irish heritage. And a tin whistle.

13 Apr 2026 • 9:36 am

Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Graham Kearns, John Reynolds, Sinéad O’Connor
Producer: John Reynolds
Bass: Clare Kenny
Drums: John Reynolds
Guitar: Graham Kearns, Justin Adams
Keyboards: Brian Eno, Graham Henderson, John Reynolds, Tim Oliver
Drum Programmer: John Reynolds
Mixing Engineer: John Reynolds, Tim Oliver
Recording Engineer: John Reynolds, Tim Oliver