The Rules of the Game
Album: The Duo EP: Volume One
Written By: Billy Mann & Kyle Riabko

Lyrics: 

I used to park their cars at the China Club
I wore a clear pumble tie and a of pair of white gloves
They’d saunter in with blond candy attached to their arms
They never looked twice, no they never thought twice

But I took their money always called them sir
I just did my job without fireworks
I checked my ego when I punched the clock
I never looked twice, no I never thought twice
A song writer writes for the love of a song
And a lover will love even after she’s gone
And the air in my lungs will continue to fall
The rules of the game are the same for us all
For us all

I had my first showcase at the Bitter End
I had a b-list lawyer and a long list of friends
The big shots in black suits just folded their arms
They sat in the back and nodded along
But something felt different under these Monday stars
Got me a new guitar for the money from parking cars
I felt the whole room leaning closer to me
While the blackberries glowed like a new Christmas tree

A song writer writes for the love of a song
And a lover will love even after she’s gone
And the air in my lungs will continue to fall
The rules of the game are the same for us all
Your whole life can change in the blink of an eye
One day you’re the servant the next you’re the squire
And the man with the most toys is still going to die
The rules of the game are the same every time
every time…every time

A song writer writes for the love of a song
And a lover will love even after she’s gone
And the air in my lungs will continue to fall
The rules of the game are the same for us all
I once was the beggar and now I’m the king
One thing never changed I just wanted to sing
And the man with the most toys is still going to fall
The rules of the game are the same for us all
For us all