Jimmy Dean - Dear Ivan Lyrics
Jimmy Dean – Dear Ivan(His Truth is marching on)[(Spoken:]To Ivan Kovanovich, USSRDear Ivan,You don't know meAnd I don't know youBut I sure wouldLike to meet youYes sir, I'd like to walk upAnd shake your hand andLook you straight in the eyeAnd tell you that I haven't gotOne thing in this world against youI know that theHeads of our governmentSeem to have problems gettin’Together to talk things overBut I got a feeling if you and ICould just sit down and talkNot as representatives ofAnybody's government but justTwo plain ordinary human beingsI feel that we might thinkA great deal alikeI'm an entertainer now, IvanI used to be a farmer just like youI got a wife and three kidsAnd this may sound aLittle unpatriotic, but to meThese are more important thanThe heads of anybody's governmentA few years backYou and I both left the farmAnd we put on a uniformAnd we were on the same sideOf the fence, you and me, IvanAnd you know, I can't helpBut believe that we're stillOn the same side of the fenceThat we would both like to seeA world united in peaceI'll tell you something, IvanI love my land very muchOh, we got some of thePrettiest mountains and treesAnd rivers and valleysThat you've ever laid eyes onAnd I'm sure that you feel theSame way about your countryAnd I know that neither one of usWould like to see the face ofOur countries blackened withBy the hot breath of anybody's bombYou know, they tell me thatOver there, you don't believe in a GodBut though I've never met chaI can't help but believe thatA man who's stood on aCrisp fall morning and watchedThe sun rise over his farmland orHe's planted a small grain of cornAnd seen it grow out of the fertile soilOr better than that, IvanHeld your own baby in your armsI know that you know that there'sA God up there watching overEach and every one of usIvan, when I put myBabies to bed tonightI'm gonna say a prayerFor you and yoursAnd if you in your own wayWill say a prayer for me and mineAnd maybe we can talk ourNeighbors into doing the same thingThis will be more powerfulThan any conference held overAny conference table anywhereIn the whole wide worldAnd then maybe we canLive as God intendedPeacefully, togetherYours truly,Jimmy Dean, USA(His Truth is marching on)
