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