Lyrics to
Criminal

This version of Criminal was released by Fiona Apple in 1996.

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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 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 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’ve got to cleanse myself
Of all these lies till
I’m good enough for him
I’ve 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 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

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