Making All The Rules

(album: Bloodlines - 2023)

He's looking at a picture of a gun
Ricochets round the room
Says he's gonna get one when he's older
He's growing up too soon
Looks into his fathers eyes
And kicks away the stool
Hey now don't be mad at him
He ain't making all the rules
Hey now don't be mad at him
He ain't making all the rules

Janie tells the perfect lie
She's been staying with a friend
All the test she took were positive
Where does it leave her in the end
She looks into her mothers eyes
Sees reflections of a fool
Hey now don't be mad at her
She ain't making all the rules
Hey now don't be mad at her
She ain't making all the rules

Joey made the last deal he's gonna make
Gonna set them up for good
Repeats himself a thousand times over
Addictions thicker than the blood
Janie leaves a message for the caller
Says she won't be home tonight
Takes another trip down to the corner
Gonna lose this endless fight
They look into each others eyes
Say! When we finished paying our dues?
Hey now don't be mad at them
They ain't making all the rules
Hey now don't be mad at them
They ain't making all the rules