I don't wanna go to school I just wanna break the rules Comin' up until we die Boys and girls across the world Putting on our dancing shoes Going to the discotheque Getting high and getting wrecked Na-na na na And never stop, it's how we ride

Because I'm a crawlin' king snake, baby, and I rules my den You know I'm a crawlin' king snake, baby, and I rules my den You know you caught me crawlin', baby, when the, when the grass was very high I'm just gonna keep on crawlin' now, baby, until the

Television, Rules The Nation (fades out)

Play by the rules You're gonna miss all the fun He was a melon stealin' A do-it-anywayin' Playin' hooky from school A water tower poet class of '73 He'd say by God you better know it if you're runnin' with me

I went from goin' to school, to totin' them tools and makin' a move Said I would win, they said I would lose, shit We're so confused, hope I don't make the news, oh Lord We was breakin' the rules, trappin' to get some food Risking freedom for shoes

Trouble in paradise I think I need a break from the rules that you make I think I need a break from the rules, from the rules From the rules that you make Finally you saw lightning Struck your heart like those vikings You were laughing out, you were

You ain't gotta leave Put you in a room But you can't sleep with me Every time I come and fuck with you You make up all the rules You ought to do it Just because our car's moving Are you in my fucking corner for real? Or, are you plotting to kill?

(You don't fool me, you don't fool me) na na na nah You don't fool me You don't fool me, you don't fool me (You don't fool me, you don't fool me) na na na na nah Sooner or later you'll be playing by her rules Da da da da dah Da da da dah Da da dah ah

Joey, no rules, gun shots no prob No jewels, niggas say I got robbed I'm still wearin' my bling And fuck first class, I fly standin' on Virgin America's wing Nuts hang, knockin' down sky scrapers Take a piss, make it rain, I'm the American dream Make it

Some rules I cannot break The ghost is supposed to love Then why do I feel pain 'Cause nothing is for keeps You just can't hold a cloud The shape will always change Then one day come back down You showed me when you came Night falls on us either way