Down at guilty party headquarters It's always guilty party time Where penance is the price of passion And passion is our only crime
We must rise up from the darkness Steaming from these city streets Run-off swirling all around us Snaking its way down to the sea
We'll stage a demonstration And call on every dove To pass the legislation To legalize our love Legalize it Legalize our love
Why must we shy from the camera Turn our heads and cover our eyes Why must we hide from our children As if they've all been deputized
Calling all our fellow criminals The lovers who are still at large All our fellow sex offenders Let us stand and face the charge
Stage a demonstration And call on every dove To pass the legislation To legalize our love Legalize it Legalize our love
They're so concerned That this love might infect us They're so concerned They want to protect us Standards of decency Condoms for H.I.V. But what will protect us >From prejudice and bigotry
Down at guilty party headquarters It's always guilty party time Down at guilty party headquarters Passion is our only crime