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Dear John
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Pop
Dear John was released on January 1, 1978 by CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92) as a part of the album Airwaves
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Release DateJanuary 1, 1978
LabelCAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92)
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM93

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ike & Tina Turner
Ike & Tina Turner
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ike Turner
Ike Turner
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ike Turner
Ike Turner
Producer

Lyrics

My dearest darling
Here I stand behind you, not before you
To depress you and I hope I upset you
'Cause by the time you get this letter, honey
I'll be plumb out of the city, county
And probably the whole country
'Cause I know what would happen to me
If I told you this to your face, ha
I couldn't take the hurt
You know when I first met you?
I knew you was ugly
But at the time I also thought you was kinda nice
But I found out that the only thing you know about the word "nice"
Is that it starts with an N
And you so dumb that I doubt if you know what it ends with
And I still think you ugly
A fact, you're so ugly
That you should have to jump upon a dipper to get a drink of water
But I'm gonna really tell you about this mess, honey
I'm gonna get all of this stuff off of my chest
You really wanna know what I think about you?
You about the meanest, evilest
Low-down, rottenest man I've ever seen in my whole life
You beat me so much that I'm about as sharp and flat as a razor blade
Look at me, just look at me
I look like an alligator
I got every kind of knot on me but a do knot
And I have so many black eyes, my friends call me Soot Face
Talkin' 'bout tight, ooh-wee
You so tight you even squeak when you walk
I had to beg you to feed me
I went around so hungry 'til I was snappin' at the wind
That's why I'm so thin now
And I had to drink muddy water to keep
My friends from seein' through me
You gave me so many steamboat molasses
'Til every time I'd reach at the can, the boat whistle would blow
It's a shame to say this
But the Salvation Army's clothes would
Make me look like a Hollywood queen
But honey, you got this whole house all by yourself now
'Cause the few rats and roaches that was here split this morning
But I wish you no happiness
A fact, I hope you slip and fall in a poison ivy pit
And have to scratch yourself to death
And you don't have to worry, honey
The buzzards wouldn't touch you
Yours never no more, Tina Turner
Written by: Ike Turner
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