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

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

What I need is a good defense
´Cause I´m feeling 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

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 living this day like the next will never come

Oh help me but don´t tell me to deny it
I´ve got to cleanse myself of all these lies ´till I´m good enough for him
I´ve got a lot to lose and I´m bettin´ high so I´m begging you
Before it ends just tell me where to begin

What I need is a good defense
´Cause I´m feeling 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

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

What I need is a good defense
´Cause I´m feeling 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

What I need is a good defense
´Cause I´m feeling 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