I'd love to shout my feelings from a mountain high
To tell the world I love her and I will till I die
But we're livin' in a world that don't know love is colorblind
And that's why Irma Jackson can't be mine

I remember no one cared about us being friends
We were only children and it really didn't matter then
But we grew up too quickly in a world that draws a line
That tells me Irma Jackson can't be mine

If lovin' Irma Jackson is a sin
Then I don't understand this crazy world we're livin' in
There's a mighty wall between us standing high
But I'll love Irma Jackson till I die

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She tells me she's decided that she'll go away
I guess it's right that she alone should have the final say
But in spite of her decision forcin' us to say goodbye
I'll still love Irma Jackson till I die

Yes lovin' Irma Jackson is a sin...
I'll love Irma Jackson till I die