I've been a bad bad girl 
I've been careless with a delicate man 
And its 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 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 

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 

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 beggin' you before it ends 
Just tell me where to begin 

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 

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 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 

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