Criminal Songtext
von Fiona Apple

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 a boy 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

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 gotta cleanse myself of all these lies ′til 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, hey

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