Love In The First Degree lyrics

Song information

Artist: Alabama
Album: Feels So Right

Lyrics

Words and music by jim hurt and tim dubois

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

Chorus:
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

Chorus

Oh yeah. oh yeah

Chorus

Oh yeah. love in the first degree
Love in the first degree
Love in the first degree