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