Rules And Regulations

You gotta go to school
Follow the rules
Do what people say
And don't make a fool of yourself

Work your brains until your head bursts
Pass all your exams
Leave school
And go to work in a place

Where they know you by a number
Not your name
You're stuck in a rut
And there's no one but yourself to blame

There must be more to life
There must be more than this
There must be more to life
Than rules and regulations to command and obey
Than rules and regulations to command and obey
Obey, obey, away a-hey ow!

Just keep your mouth shut tight
Everything'll burn when the change occurs
You'll fall in love
Just like your mum

Say you shouldn't get married by eighteen
Leave your job, have some kids
You're so sweet
You're on the team

To run the kitchen makes you feel so proud
Though he chained you up
And tied you down
So, you're housebound

There must be more to life
There must be more than this
There must be more to life
Than rules and regulations to command and obey
Than rules and regulations to command and obey
Obey, obey, away a-hey ow!

Get a divorce
Eight years later on
You're home and now you're bored
And run off with the nearest bloke

So, now you left
Your boyfriend's home
Nothing matters now
You wonder whether you can still cope

Refuse to run
Now you know you can't escape
You're left on your own
To rot and decay

There must be more to life
There must be more than this
There must be more to life
Than rules and regulations to command and obey
Than rules and regulations to command and obey
Obey, obey, away a-hey ow!

Rules and regulations to command and obey
Rules and regulations to command and obey
Rules and regulations to command and obey
Rules and regulations to command and obey
Rules and regulations to command and obey
Obey!