[Verse 1]
Love was meant to be loving
So many times we don't give, we take
Love has really no conception of 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

[Chorus]
Rules were made to be broken (Rules were made to be)
So many hearts break the same way too
Ah, baby
I said that you ain't no exception to the rule
Yes, sir

[Verse 2]
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 that changed the past
I tried to let you explain your change of heart
How could you change your mind?

[Chorus]
Rules were made to be broken (Rules were made to be)
So many hearts break the same way, too
Ah, honey
I said that you ain't no exception to the rule
[Bridge]
Now, tell me, how could you say
It would be better this way
Without you
When by the usual rules
I kept presuming that you would stay with me, baby

[Chorus]
(Rules were made to be)
So many hearts break the same way too
Now, mister
I said that you ain't no exception to the rule

[Outro]
You...gonna get on my bad heart
(Rules were made to be)
Just like everybody asks you
(No exception to the rule)
You've got a heart, baby
You've got a heart that can break too
(Rules were made to be)
You better hear what I'm telling you
(No exception to the rule)