LOVE IN THE FIRST DEGREE by Alabama

I once thopught of love as a prison

A place I didn't want to be

So long ago I made a decision

To be foot loose 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

Now 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

Just 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 begging for mercy

Go ahead and throw the book at me

If loving you is a crime

I know that I'm as guilty as a man can be

Baby, you left me defenseless

Now 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

Written by Tim DuBois, Jim Hurt

Track from "Feels So Right"