I once thought of love as a prison

A place I didn′t want to be

But so long ago I made a decisionTo 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

But 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 the thousand times before

I take what I wanted and just walk away

But I never made it to the door

Oh now, babe, I'm not begging for mercy

Go ahead and throw the book at me

If loving 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

(Love in the first degree) oh yeah, oh yeah

Baby, you left me defenseless

But 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

Love in the first degree, oh yea

Love in the first degree

Love in the first degree, oh yea

Love in the first degree

Love in the first degree