I'd love to shout my feelings from a mountain high

Tell the world I love her and I will 'til I die

There's no way the world will understand that love is color-blind

That's why Irma Jackson can't be mine

I remember when no one cared about us bein' 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

Where they say Irma Jackson can't be mine

If my 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 standin' high

But I'll love Irma Jackson 'til I die

She tells me she's decided that she'll go away

And 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 'til I die

If my lovin' Irma Jackson is a sin

Then I don't understand this crazy world we're livin' in

It's a mighty wall between us standin' high

But I'll love Irma Jackson 'til I die