Verse 1

Well she was s

tanding by my 

dressing room 
After the show asking for my autograph and 
            
asked if she c

              
ould go back t

     
o my motel roo

m
              
But the rest i

              
s just a tragi

  
c tale
        
Because five s

hort minutes o

f love
             
Will cost me t

             
wenty long yea

      
rs in jail
Verse 2
            
Well like a fo

ol in a hurry 

I took her to 

my room
              
She casted me 

              
in plaster whi

     
le I sang her 

a tune
            
Then I said oo

              
h ooee sure wa

           
s a tragic tal

e 
        
Because five s

hort minutes o

f lovin’
              
Done brought m

            
e twenty long 

         
years in jail
Verse 3
            
Well then a ju

dge and a jury

 sat me in a r

oom
They say that robbin’ the cradle
              
Is worse than 


robbin’ the to

mb 
            
Then I said oo

              
h ooee sure wa

           
s a tragic tal

e
(wasn’t worth it, wasn’t worth it)
        
Because five s

hort minutes o

f love
             
Will cost me t

             
wenty long yea

      
rs in jail
Verse 4
       
When I get out

 of this priso

n gonna be for

ty five 
I’ll know that I used to like to do it 
      
But I won’t re

member why 
            
I’ll say ooh o

              
oee sure was a

        
 tragic tale
(wasn’t worth it, wasn’t worth it)
        
Because five s

hort minutes o

f love
             
Will cost me t

             
wenty long yea

      
rs in jail
        
Because five s

hort minutes o

f love
             
Will cost me t

             
wenty long yea

      
rs in jail