Original Broadway Cast - Don`t Break The Rules

Hanratty were you
always like this
I think I was born
this way
Other kids wanted
to play
cops and robbers
I only wanted to
play cops
It starts very
early once
the baby toys
are gone
a kid on the play
ground has to chose
What side he's on
it's the
bullies or the
good guys
Boy there aint no
middle ground
Though hoodlums
try to blur
the line and twist the
truth around
Then they call
themselves
a winner but they're
self deceiving fools
Cause the game
aint worth
winning if you're
breaking
all the rules
The law is laid upon us
when as kids we first
ask why
Our parents set
the rules
when cause I said so
they reply
And though I thought
I hated
them and screamed with
all my might
The next time that
I had a choice gee
whiz I did
what’s right
Though I never snuck
a drink I never stole
a pack of cools
Cause the game
aint worth
winning if you're
breaking
all the rules
Don't break the rules
Or else we're livin
in the
wild wild west
Don't break the rules
Gods keeping
score you
don't want to fail
that test
Don't break the rules
You thumb your
nose right
at the light for which
I strive
But those rules
those laws
keep us alive
Well it started back with
Moses when he led
around the Jews
And climed way up that
mountain to pick up Gods
daily news
He schlepped up Mt Sinai
I cried
And begged on
their behalf
He almost dropped those
tablets when he saw that
golden calf
Now we teach the ten
commandments
Every Sunday in our schools
Cause the game aint worth
winning if your breaking
all the rules
I guess the constitution
boys to sum is too complex
They think our founding
fathers fought so they can
forge some checks
They see themselves as
robin hood stealing from
the rich
Paying back the things
they take well payback is
a bitch
Cause the world aint
Sherwood Forest
You can’t give away
those jewels
And the game aint worth
winning if your breaking
all the rules
Don’t break the rules
Or else we're livin in the
wild wild west
Don't break the rules
Gods keeping score you
don't want to fail that test
Don't break the rules
You thumb your nose right
at the light for which I strive
But those rules those laws
keep us alive
When you steal
somebody’s money
Screw his daughter or
his wife
You don't think of
repercussions
As you tap dance through
your life
Though you smile like
you’re a hero
Your an outlet through
and through
But the odds are in my
favor man
And one day I'll
catch you
So don't sneak
into a movie
Or the red light to sell
some pot
It's all the same to me
You're either guilty
or you’re not
You're the only one
we wanted
If every time we failed
the earth
The world would be
total chaos
It's already on
the verge
Yes its laws that keep
us human
Cause without them
winners lose
And the game
aint worth winning
The game aint
worth winning
The game aint
worth winning
If we're breaking all
the rules
Don't break the rules
Gods keeping score you
don't want to fail that test
Don't break the rules you
thumb your nose right
at the light for which
I strive but those rules
those laws those rules
those laws those rules
those laws keep us alive