So often times I'd tell her the feelings that were mine
My dark and hidden secrets and things along that line
We’d cry and we would ponder, we’d laugh and we would sing
But love is such a temporary thing

Who made the rules?
Who made the rules?
Who made the rules?
Who made the rules?

She promised that she loved me, she swore it up and down
And I was so proud of her every time we hit the town
And I was making plans and saving money for a ring
But love is such a temporary thing

Who made the rules?
Who made the rules?
Who made the rules?
Who made the rules?

(Solo)

Who made the rules?
Who made the rules?
Who made the rules?
Who made the rules?

Well, now she’s going her way and leaving me behind
And I can’t help but wonder what is going through her mind
And maybe I don’t want the kind of happiness she brings
If her love is a temporary thing

Who made the rules?
Who made the rules?
Who made the rules?
Who made the rules?