I got home last night
At ten past two
My folks turned blue
Their tempers flew
I got to be in bed
At quarter to ten

There go those rules again

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

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 tail
I hope you understand what I'm going through
I don't know what to do

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