As soon as you walk out that door

I won't consider you a friend no more


Cause the things you say behind my back

Just showed me, baby, where you're at


Gotta change the rules, oh, baby

Gotta change the rules

If you want to love me


Whenever we meet out on the street

You're always real short with me


And you think that I don't understand

That I'm no longer, babe, part of your plans


Gotta change the rules, oh, baby

Gotta change the rules

If you want to love me


Gotta change the rules, oh, baby

Gotta change the rules

If they don't include me


We played a game of one-on-one

But the way we played it, baby, came undone

 

You took the love then passed a lie     (???)

And it seems that we 'bout run out of time   (??)


Gotta change the rules, oh, baby

Gotta change the rules

If you want to love me


Gotta change the rules, oh, baby

Gotta change the rules

If they don't include me


(Guitar solo)


This time, baby

I'm gonna change the game


I went home and I practiced

I'm not the same


I've been a fool that's been hurt

And that's no doubt


So now I'm going to have to count you out


Gotta change the rules, oh, baby

Gotta change the rules

If you want to love me


Gotta change the rules, oh, baby

Gotta change the rules

If they don't include me


You're gonna cheat me

I don't play with 'ya


If you're gonna lie to me

Take that mess to somebody else


I can't stand it

Noo, I can't take it

I won't stand for it, baby, no


Change the rules, mmmm