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 apart
Just because she can
Don't you tell me to deny it
I've done wrong and I wanna 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
Oh 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 gotta cleanse myself of all these lies
Till I'm good enough for him
I've got a lot to lose
And I'm betting her so I'm begging you before it ends
Just tell me where to begin
Hey 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 live alone let me go
I've gotta 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
Hey yeah 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