Rules

I
Don't expect returns, I
Just really
Believe in love
In the practical sense... but I
Really thought I still had to do it, thought that
The only way to reason
Was to hope perhaps
That the real thing gets better, but
Hopes are thin to cling to,
My advice to you is
To pick and choose
The advice that you take-
Don't put yourself together so well,
One small thing and you
Will go all to hell
We'll get better when we're out of this hole, and
I'm not sure where I stand, but
Here the river runs high...

And I was taught the rules
I was taught the rules
I was taught the rules, yes I
Was taught
The rules...

It's something you'll never know you
Wanted so well, it's
Been a long time coming, you can't
Break the pervading feeling that when
All this breaks down, you'll feel
Better anyway, you can
Look at it either way, I don't know if its
Wrong or if its right, but
Judgments are thin to cling to,
My advice to you is
To pick and choose
The hearts that you break-
We're dreaming under this large,
Lovely blooming spell, and
Someday, we'll figure this out and
Speak without fail, but
I was taught the rules...

I was taught the rules
I was taught the rules
I was taught the rules
I was taught the rules, yes I
Was taught
The rules...