Rules

<br>you did everything you could<br>you had to go away from your home<br>i never realized when i was a kid<br>how alone, how alone<br>yeah well back in your neighborhood<br>they knew you when you blew through town<br>behind your back they were putting you down<br><br>they had<br>rules for this<br>rules for that<br>rule on top of rule<br>broke your back<br><br>once upon a time i was holding your hand<br>a lady off the street came up<br>she said hey mister i need some money<br>you can`t give enough<br>i`ll never forget the look in your eye<br>as you dug into your pocket to give<br>that look of love gave me a reason to live<br><br>there are<br>rules for this<br>rules for that<br>if you put rule on top of rule<br>you can break someone`s back<br><br>break the rules<br><br>just the other day i was breaking a rule<br>my whole self was ashamed<br>i thought the sky would open and cry<br>thunder and rain<br>yeah well there are many reasons<br>i don`t feel so good<br>i`d forgive if i could<br><br>but i got<br>rules for this<br>rules for that<br>rule on top of rule<br>to break my back<br><br>break the rules<br>break the rules