Guilty In The 1st Degree Lyrics

I knew from the start

That it wasn't right

But I kept on pushing ahead into the night

I was scared to admit my mistake

Because I knew what was at stake

And now that it's happened, I can see I went much too far

And that makes me Guilty, yes

Now has it always been this way

Where relationships are just complex games

And the rules for you and me

Seem way out of reach

We start out with chess and then we move on to dice

We go for the long shot without ever thinking twice

If poker's the game

I better get out while I still can

And that makes me

Guilty in the first degree

Guilty in the first degree

Yes I'm Guilty, yes, of running away

Now my years are going on twenty nine

And I know that's not a long long time

But it's long enough to see a little what's going on

There's a war that's raging inside my heart

A desire to finish before I start

Anxiety has been tearing me apart

Now I've written songs that said that I would run to you

But I did not mean myself

I've written songs that said I would die for you

But I'm speaking for somebody else

And that somebody else is much stronger than me

And that somebody else is inside of me

And that somebody else asked me never again to leave

But somehow I ended up

Guilty in the first degree

I'm Guilty in the first degree

Guilty, yes, of running away

And now I'm guilty

Girl I'm sorry but I'm so glad that you understand

That I am guilty

God I'm sorry but I'm so glad You understand

That I am guilty, yes

Of running away

And now I'm guilty, yes

But thanks be

I'm forgiven