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

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

There's no end in sight Learning to fly, letting go of it all Finding these questions inside me still burn Like tomorrow never comes Tonight we black out the sun Better hold on tight Before you know it's gone And live like tomorrow never comes

Spaces between us Who's gonna be the first to say goodbye? Oh spaces between us Keep getting deeper It's harder to reach you Even though I try Hold all our secrets Leaving us speechless And I don't know why

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

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

Too high or too low there ain't no in-betweens Darling I don't know why I go to extremes Darling I don't know why I got to extremes It's all or nothing at all And if I stand or I fall You can be sure when I'm gone I won't be out there too long Call me a

So tell them you love them, and do it today Every moment has a meaning, and time is a precious thing When we wake up in the morning, who knows what it's gonna bring? Life rearranges, all of our best laid plans Better say what's in your heart, you might

There's no end in sight Learning to fly, letting go of it all Finding these questions inside me still burn Like tomorrow never comes Tonight we black out the sun Better hold on tight Before you know it's gone And live like tomorrow never comes

Cool the engines I'm no fool Gonna keep it cool Take it day by day We won't know where we might go 'Til we make it all the way Better cool it down Cool the engines down Well I like takin' off