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, That I Would Get Caught
It Seemed Like The Perfect Crime

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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 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

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Love In The First Degree (oh-oh Yeah)
Love In The First Degree
Oh Yeeeaaaah!

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