Lyrics:

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 defenceless, 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 easy, 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's a crime, I know that I'm - as guilty as a man can be

Baby you left me defenceless, 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 defenceless, 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,
Love in the first degree

Love in the first degree, Love in the first degree,
Love in the first degree, Love in the first degree,
I'm guilty, of love in the first degree