Rules

Mother taught me not to give too much away Father taught me tender hearts are bound to break And now I'm just confused 'Cause they broke all the rules Said one thing, they did the other Now I'm good at friends but I'm bad at lovers Oh, oh, there I go giving my heart away Thought it would heal the pain Oh, oh, there I go making the same mistakes Don't wanna start again The rules of, rules of love Keep changing, keep swaying The rules of, rules of love Keep changing, keep swaying In different directions, keep giving me lessons All I ever really learn The rules of, rules of love Sometimes people break 'em They taught me to get jealous, taught me how to fight Taught me to pretend like everything's alright Said one thing, they did the other Now I'm good at friends but I'm bad at lovers Oh, oh, there I go giving my heart away Thought it would heal the pain Oh, oh, there I go making the same mistakes Don't wanna start again The rules of, rules of love Keep changing, keep swaying The rules of, rules of love Keep changing, keep swaying In different directions, keep giving me lessons All I ever really learn The rules of, rules of love Why is it all so complicated? Won't somebody please explain it Said one thing but did the other Now I'm good at friends but I'm bad at lovers The rules of, rules of love Keep changing, keep swaying The rules of, rules of love Keep changing, keep swaying In different directions, keep giving me lessons All I ever really learn The rules of, rules of love Sometimes people break them Sometimes people break them, oh, oh, oh 'Cause they said one thing and did the other Now I'm good at friends but bad at lovers I'm bad at lovers