I was into bein´ out on my own
I could take love or leave it alone
That´s how you get when you´re hurt to the bone
One too many times
I had this heart of mine locked away
I kept my guard up night an´ day
I had enought of the games they play
Out there on the line...

Chorus:
It was the crime of the century
You played Robin Hood an´ resuced me
Ali Baba an´ the forty thieves
Ain´t go nothing on you
You came like Jesse James
You stole my heart like you were robbin´ trains
I´m gonna lock you up for life with me
It was the crime of the century
You stacked the deck, you didn´t gamble at all
You knew exactly how the cards would fall
You bet your heart, but as I recall
I didn´t even stand a chance
I bet you had an ace up your sleeve
An´ here I thought that you were so naive
You took my hand an´ made me beleive
In love an´ real romance

Bridge:
An´ if I live to be a hundred an´ one
Honey, don´cha think that is would be fun
To do it all over again..

(Repeat chorus)

I´m gonna lock you up and throw away the key
It was the crime of the century
It was love in the third degree
It was the crime of the century