The First Love

I once thought of love as a prison A place I didn't want to be But so long ago I made a decision To be footloose and fancy free But you came and I was so tempted To gamble on love just one time I never thought I would get caught It seemed like the perfect crime Baby, you left me defenseless But I've only got one plea Lock me away inside of your love And throw away the key I'm guilty of love in the first degree I thought it would be so simple Like the thousand times before I take what I wanted and just walk away But I never made it to the door Oh now, babe, I'm not begging for mercy Go ahead and throw the book at me If loving you's a crime I know that I'm as guilty as a man can be Baby, you left me defenseless I've only got one plea Lock me away inside of your love And throw away the key I'm guilty of love in the first degree (Love in the first degree) oh yeah, oh yeah Baby, you left me defenseless But I've only got one plea Lock me away inside of your love And throw away the key I'm guilty of love in the first degree Love in the first degree, oh yea Love in the first degree Love in the first degree, oh yea Love in the first degree Love in the first degree

Now ladies and gentlemen, he comes from the great state of Georgia Right over next to the state of Alabama He's one of our buddies, he's one of the guys who did a great job On the "Alabama and Friends" CD His name is Luke Bryan Thank you guys, Alabama how about this, come on I once though of love as a prison A place I didn't want to be So long ago, I made a decision To be footloose and fancy-free But you came and I was so tempted To gamble on love just one time I never thought that I would get caught It seemed like a perfect crime Baby, you left me defenseless But I've only got one plea Lock me away inside of your love And throw away the key I'm guilty, of love in the first degree I thought it would be so simple Like a thousand times before I'd take what I wanted and just walk away But I never made it to the door Oh now, babe I'm not begging for mercy Go ahead and throw the book at me If lovin' you is a crime I know that I'm as guilty as a man can be Baby, you left me defenseless But I've only got one plea Lock me away inside of your love And throw away the key I'm guilty, of love in the first degree Love in the first degree Oh Baby, you left me defenseless But I've only got one plea Lock me away inside of your love And throw away the key I'm guilty, of love in the first degree Love in the first degree Oh yeah Love in the first degree Love in the first degree Come on Love in the first degree Yeah, y'all give it up for Alabama in here tonight Mister Luke Bryan, the one and the only The entertainer of the year He the man Luke Bryan, let's hear it for brother Luke Come back, see us again Luke, we love you Ladies and gentlemen The Eli Young Band Give it up y'all, come on now Yup, how you feelin'? Pretty awesome right? Imagine being here Had to take some anxiety medicine for this Except I took too much, that's why I'm kinda laid back, you know Alright, so, well everybody's already hooked up? I've to tell y'all a story Now this is, this is true I met Jason a few years ago Jason told me about Luke Luke, who was drinking quite heavily at the time I saw him in California He introduced me to this young man here and the Eli Young Band So it's a chain reactions of good guys And good girls that we have for you on the stage I want you to know that, and we're very grateful for it