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 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 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 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 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 redeemed
 To the one I've sinned against
 
 Because he's all I ever knew of love