Now ladies and gentlemen, he comes from the great state of Georgia
Right over next to the state of Alabama
He's one of our buddies, he's one of the guys who did a great job
On the "Alabama and Friends" CD
His name is Luke Bryan
Thank you guys, Alabama how about this, come on
I once though of love as a prison
A place I didn't want to be
So long ago, I made a decision
To be footloose and fancy-free
But you came and I was so tempted
To gamble on love just one time
I never thought that I would get caught
It seemed like a perfect crime
Baby, you left me defenseless
But I've only got one plea
Lock me away inside of your love
And throw away the key
I'm guilty, of love in the first degree
I thought it would be so simple
Like a thousand times before
I'd take what I wanted and just walk away
But I never made it to the door
Oh now, babe I'm not begging for mercy
Go ahead and throw the book at me
If lovin' you is a crime
I know that I'm as guilty as a man can be
Baby, you left me defenseless
But I've only got one plea
Lock me away inside of your love
And throw away the key
I'm guilty, of love in the first degree
Love in the first degree
Oh
Baby, you left me defenseless
But I've only got one plea
Lock me away inside of your love
And throw away the key
I'm guilty, of love in the first degree
Love in the first degree
Oh yeah
Love in the first degree
Love in the first degree
Come on
Love in the first degree
Yeah, y'all give it up for Alabama in here tonight
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Mister Luke Bryan, the one and the only
The entertainer of the year
He the man
Luke Bryan, let's hear it for brother Luke
Come back, see us again Luke, we love you
Ladies and gentlemen
The Eli Young Band
Give it up y'all, come on now
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Yup, how you feelin'?
Pretty awesome right? Imagine being here
Had to take some anxiety medicine for this
Except I took too much, that's why I'm kinda laid back, you know
Alright, so, well everybody's already hooked up?
I've to tell y'all a story
Now this is, this is true
I met Jason a few years ago
Jason told me about Luke
Luke, who was drinking quite heavily at the time
I saw him in California
He introduced me to this young man here and the Eli Young Band
So it's a chain reactions of good guys
And good girls that we have for you on the stage
I want you to know that, and we're very grateful for it