Anita Baker Rules Lyrics

(Maggie Ryder, Phil Nicholl & Graham Lamb)
    Love was meant to be loving
    So many times we don't give, we take
    Love has really no conception to this rule

    Days you gave me were numbered
    And as a rule they were hard to take
    All it took was the number of a fool

    Rules were made to be broken
    So many hearts break the some way too, aw baby
    I said that you ain't no exception to the rule, yes sir

    Your answer begging my question
    It seems I left you too late to ask
    Was this really your intention
    From the start

    The nights you left me are empty, baby
    As for the answer, they changed the past
    I tried to let you explain your change of heart
    How could you change your mind

    Rules were made to be broken
    So many hearts break the some way too, aw honey
    I said that you ain't no exception to the rule

    How could they say
    It would be better this way... without you
    When by the usual rules
    I kept presuming that you would stay, baby

    So many hearts break the same way too, now mister
    I said that you ain't no exception to the rule
    You...

    Gonna get on my bad heart
    Just like everybody asks you
    You've gotta help baby
    You've gotta help me convert, too

    You better hear what I 'm tellin'  you