I got home last night at 10 past 2
My folks turned blue, their tempers flew
I got to be in bed at quarter to 10
There go those rules again

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Too many rules, too many rules
Folks are just fools making too many rules
I pray the stars above I haven't lost your love
'cause there are too many rules

When you call me on the telephone
It's not my own, they've made it known
So you must call me only now and then
There go those rules again

[Chorus]
Too many rules, too many rules
Folks are just fools making too many rules
I pray the stars above I haven't lost your love
'cause there are too many rules

My kid brother's always on my trail
I can't escape that tattle-tale
I hope you understand what I'm going through
I don't know what to do
[Chorus]
Too many rules, too many rules
Folks are just fools making too many rules
I pray the stars above I haven't lost your love
'cause there are too many rules
'cause there are too many rules