Love In The First Degree

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 free
But you came and I was so tempted to gamble on love just one time
I never thought I would get caught
It seemed like the perfect crime

Baby, you left me defenseless
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 degree

I 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 door
Now 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

Baby, you left me defenseless
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 degree

Oh yeah Oh yeah

Baby, you left me defenseless
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 degree

Oh yeah Love in the first degree
Love in the first degree
Love in the first degree