LYRIC FOR SALE

By Alan Burke

I Plead The Fifth

Here I stand in the courthouse
With my hands and feet in chains
The judge is due to give his verdict
And my heart is fraught with pain

I'm sure the verdict will be guilty
For a murder that I didn't do
But I said that I plead the fifth
For she can't know I've been untrue

I plead the fifth
And I'd rather die
Than tell the truth
And give my alibi

I was in another woman's arms
And it would hurt her more if she knew
That I'd been untrue
Than guilty of a crime I didn't do

I could give proof of my innocence
But that secret will have to die with me
For I won't give my evidence
And to keep my silence is my plea

I don't know which is worse
To live my life with all the shame
Or to die with my secret never told
For a crime of which I'm not to blame

I plead the fifth
And I'd rather die
Than tell the truth
And give my alibi

I was in another woman's arms
And it would hurt her more if she knew
That I'd been untrue
Than guilty of a crime I didn't do

I plead the fifth
And I'd rather die
Than tell the truth
And give my alibi

I was in another woman's arms
And it would hurt her more if she knew
That I'd been untrue
Than guilty of a crime I didn't do