| As soon as you walk out that door
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| I won’t consider you a friend no more
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| Cause the things you say behind my back
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| Just showed me, baby, where you’re at Gotta change the rules, oh, baby
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| Gotta change the rules
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| If you want to love me Whenever we meet out on the street
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| You’re always real short with me And you think that I don’t understand
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| That I’m no longer, babe, part of your plans
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| Gotta change the rules, oh, baby
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| Gotta change the rules
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| If you want to love me Gotta change the rules, oh, baby
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| Gotta change the rules
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| If they don’t include me We played a game of one-on-one
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| But the way we played it, baby, came undone
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| You took the love then passed a lie (???)
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| And it seems that we 'bout run out of time (??)
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| Gotta change the rules, oh, baby
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| Gotta change the rules
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| If you want to love me Gotta change the rules, oh, baby
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| Gotta change the rules
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| If they don’t include me This time, baby
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| I’m gonna change the game
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| I went home and I practiced
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| I’m not the same
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| I’ve been a fool that’s been hurt
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| And that’s no doubt
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| So now I’m going to have to count you out
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| Gotta change the rules, oh, baby
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| Gotta change the rules
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| If you want to love me Gotta change the rules, oh, baby
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| Gotta change the rules
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| If they don’t include me You’re gonna cheat me I don’t play with 'ya
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| If you’re gonna lie to me Take that mess to somebody else
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| I can’t stand it Noo, I can’t take it I won’t stand for it, baby, no Change the rules, mmmm |