Criminal

[Verse 1]

I've been a bad, bad girl

I've been careless with a delicate man

And it's a sad, sad world

When a girl will break a boy just because she can

[Pre-Chorus]

Don't you tell me to deny it

I've done wrong and I want to suffer for my sins

I've come to you 'cause I need guidance to be true

And I just don't know where I can begin

[Chorus]

What I need is a good defense

'Cause I'm feelin' like a criminal

And I need to be redeemed

To the one I've sinned against

Because he's all I ever knew of love

[Verse 2]

Heaven help me for the way I am

Save me from these evil deeds before I get them done

I know tomorrow brings the consequence at hand

But I keep livin' this day like the next will never come

[Pre-Chorus 2]

Oh, help me, but don't tell me to deny it

I've got to cleanse myself of all these lies 'til I'm good enough for him

I've got a lot to lose and I'm bettin' high, so I'm beggin' you

Before it ends just tell me where to begin

[Chorus]

What I need is a good defense

'Cause I'm feelin' like a criminal

And I need to be redeemed

To the one I've sinned against

Because he's all I ever knew of love

[Bridge]

Let me know the way

Before there's hell to pay

Give me room to lay the law and let me go

I've got to make a play

To make my lover stay

So, what would an angel say?

The devil wants to know

[Chorus]

What I need is a good defense

'Cause I'm feelin' like a criminal

And I need to be redeemed

To the one I've sinned against

Because he's all I ever knew of love