Gotta Change The Rules (Album Version)

As soon as you walk out that door

I won't consider you a friend no more

Cause the things you say behind my back

Just showed me, baby, where you're at

Gotta change the rules, oh, baby

Gotta change the rules

If you want to love me

Whenever we meet out on the street

You're always real short with me

And you think that I don't understand

That I'm no longer, babe, part of your plans

Gotta change the rules, oh, baby

Gotta change the rules

If you want to love me

Gotta change the rules, oh, baby

Gotta change the rules

If they don't include me

We played a game of one-on-one

But the way we played it, baby, came undone

You took the love then passed a lie (?)

And it seems that we 'bout run out of time (?)

Gotta change the rules, oh, baby

Gotta change the rules

If you want to love me

Gotta change the rules, oh, baby

Gotta change the rules

If they don't include me

This time, baby

I'm gonna change the game

I went home and I practiced

I'm not the same

I've been a fool that's been hurt

And that's no doubt

So now I'm going to have to count you out

Gotta change the rules, oh, baby

Gotta change the rules

If you want to love me

Gotta change the rules, oh, baby

Gotta change the rules

If they don't include me

You're gonna cheat me

I don't play with 'ya

If you're gonna lie to me

Take that mess to somebody else

I can't stand it

Noo, I can't take it

I won't stand for it, baby, no

Change the rules, mmmm