I saw him for the very first time In the shadow of the night His eyes locked straight on me And his smile held the secrets of the streets He didn’t ask permission He never knocked on my door He just broke into my soul Like a silent thief His touch was fire and danger A forbidden game I knew I’d never win He spoke so little But every word was an invitation to the abyss That I just couldn’t refuse His eyes said: Don’t you trust me But my body screamed Give in to this temptation I knew exactly who he was A criminal, a heartbreaker And still I wanted to be his next victim He’s the kind of man Who can chain you Tear you apart inside But you can’t escape You keep on running back for more (Back for more) It’s wrong, I know, but I can’t deny I became the accomplice of this dangerous love I'm in love with a criminal (Criminal) A thief who stole my heart tonight We’re just strangers (Strangers) But my body can’t resist, it calls for you (For you) I'm in love with a criminal Even knowing this won’t last forever (Still I need it) In this dangerous passion That burns my soul but won’t let me go (I'm a prisoner in this crime of love) He’s like danger in the night He’s the master of sin A king with no crown But the world at his feet I try to resist, but his scent His touch, and his stare Pull me back into His invisible chains They always warned me He’s an expert in breaking hearts Collecting lovers The way a thief collects crimes But when he kisses me, nothing else matters I'm just a hostage to this insane fire He whispers lies in my ear He speaks of love like he means every word And still I surrender I fall, I beg for more As if my only crime was loving this criminal He’s the kind of man Who can chain you Tear you apart inside But you can’t escape You keep on running back for more (Back for more) It’s wrong, I know, but I can’t deny I became the accomplice of this dangerous love I'm in love with a criminal (Criminal) A thief who stole my heart tonight We’re just strangers (Strangers) But my body can’t resist, it calls for you (For you) I'm in love with a criminal Even knowing this won’t last forever (Still I need it) In this dangerous passion That burns my soul but won’t let me go (I'm a prisoner in this crime of love) In the midnight silence I wake up alone And I wonder if he was ever really here Or just a fever, delirium, desire Where I'm the accomplice of my own destruction But when the phone rings, and I hear his voice I forget the fear, forget the world And I run back into the arms Of the criminal who stole my heart He’s the kind of man Who can chain you Tear you apart inside But you can’t escape You keep on running back for more (Back for more) It’s wrong, I know, but I can’t deny I became the accomplice of this dangerous love I'm in love with a criminal (Criminal) A thief who stole my heart tonight We’re just strangers (Strangers) But my body can’t resist, it calls for you (For you) I'm in love with a criminal Even knowing this won’t last forever (Still I need it) In this dangerous passion That burns my soul but won’t let me go (I'm a prisoner in this crime of love) If love is a crime I’ve already paid the price And every time you come I return to the cell (Every time you appear) Even chained to this endless desire I don’t want freedom ‘Cause I'm in love with a criminal I'm in love with a criminal (Criminal) A thief who stole my heart tonight We’re just strangers (Strangers) But my body can’t resist, it calls for you (For you) I'm in love with a criminal Even knowing this won’t last forever (Still I need it) In this dangerous passion That burns my soul but won’t let me go (I'm a prisoner in this crime of love) (Aahhh, mm) Criminal, crimi-nal (Yeah, yeah) (Aahhh, mmm) Criminal, crimi-nal