Court of Public Opinion

Now I've been here so many times before Police keep knocking hard on my front door Say there's been misdemeanors, say they've got evidence I could sure use a witness,'cos I've got no defense, won't somebody Be my alibi, 'cos I don't know where to begin In the court of public opinion, I'm going down again There ain't no way I'll win, 'cos I'm as guilty as sin In the court of public opinion I'm going down again Going down going down now Said I'm going down again Let me move on, oh now, let me move on, listen Three years later still can't get no luck I guess all those rumors must have stuck Times I've changed location but they still track me down Same old situation just in a different town, won't somebody Be my alibi, 'cos I don't know where to begin In the court of public opinion, I'm going down again There ain't no way I'll win, 'cos I'm as guilty as sin In the court of public opinion I'm going down again Going down going down now Said I'm going down again Going down going down now Said I'm going down again I know it wasn't right But it was such a long hot beautiful night And lord knows I paid the price For just a little taste of paradise Say there's been misdemeanors, say they've got fresh evidence I could sure use a witness,'cos I've got no defense, won't somebody Be my alibi, 'cos I don't know where to begin In the court of public opinion, I'm going down again There ain't no way I'll win, 'cos I'm as guilty as sin In the court of public opinion I'm going down again Going down going down now Said I'm going down again Going down going down now Said I'm just going down again Going down going down now Said I'm just going down again