I once thought of love as a prison
a place I didn't want to be
So long ago, I made a decision
to be footloose and fancy-freeBut you came and I was so tempted
to gamble on love just one time
I never thought, that I would get caught
It seemed like the perfect crime[Chorus:]
Baby you left me defense-less
I've only got one plea
Lock me away, inside of your love
and throw away the key
I'm guilty...of love in the first degreeI thought it would be so simple
like a thousand times before
I'd take what I wanted, and just walk away
but I never made it to the doorNow babe I'm not beggin' for mercy
go ahead and throw the book at me
If lovin' you's a crime
I know that I'm as guilty as a man can be[Chorus]Love in the first degree (oh-oh yeah)
Love in the first degree
Oh Yeeeaaaah![Chorus]
Songwriters
DUBOIS, TIMOTHY JAMES/HURT, JIMPublished by
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