verse 1 Well she was standing by my dressing room After the show asking for my autograph and asked if she could go back to my motel room But the rest is just a tragic tale Because five short minutes of love Will cost me twenty long years in jail verse 2 Well like a fool in a hurry I took her to my room She casted me in plaster while I sang her a tune Then I said ooh ooee sure was a tragic tale Because five short minutes of lovin? Done brought me twenty long years in jail verse 3 Well then a judge and a jury sat me in a room They say that robbin? the cradle Is worse than robbin? the tomb Then I said ooh ooee sure was a tragic tale (wasn?t worth it, wasn?t worth it) Because five short minutes of love Will cost me twenty long years in jail verse 4 When I get out of this prison gonna be forty five I?ll know that I used to like to do it But I won?t remember why I?ll say ooh ooee sure was a tragic tale (wasn?t worth it, wasn?t worth it) Because five short minutes of love Will cost me twenty long years in jail Because five short minutes of love Will cost me twenty long years in jail
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