Yellow Rose Motel

[Verse 1]
She was a jewel to behold
Such a beautiful sight
Her dark fallin' down
And faraway eyes on fire
I wasn't lookin' for love
She didn't want me to fall
But sometimes what the heart wants
Makes fools of us all

[Verse 2]
Laid my money down
Paid to get away clean
But there was somethin' about her
I just could not shake free
In that dark smoke-stained room
How was I to know
She had a kiss that would
Burn me straight down to my soul

[Chorus]
Love, love is a crime
In room number twelve
Down at the Yellow Rose Motel

[Verse 3]
So I pulled my boots on
I told her I gotta see you again
She said if you got the money
Then it's yours to spend
So I spent by the hour
'Til I spent by the day
When I told her I loved her
She was still gettin' paid

[Chorus]
Love, love is a crime
In room number twelve
Down at the Yellow Rose Motel

[Verse 4]
It was a cold, rainy night
I couldn't stand anymore
I knew she wasn't alone
When I kicked down that door
I had a bullet for her
And a bullet for him
I pulled the trigger
And I pulled it again

[Chorus]
Love, love is a crime
In room number twelve
Down at the Yellow Rose Motel

[Outro]
They say I'm losin' my mind
Here in this six-by-nine cell
But I can't hear crazy
On my way to hell