Bending the Rules and Breaking the Law

                                  Growing up I was always mama's angel

Never new I'd ever fall from grace

I was taught to walk the cotton road of trouble

But I ran with a crowd that was bound to change my ways



I was proud to be in the bad news crowd

The one my mama warned me about

The closest thing to hell she's ever raised

But when I look back on those days I knew I'd never change a thing

I made mistakes that paved the way for the man I am today

I'm proud of them all and I had a ball, bending the rules and breaking the law



We were bad about sneaking out and shooting road signs

Throwing eggs and rollin' every yard in town

Yeah my claim to fame was a Babe Ruth swing on a mailbox

Yeah the police just love driving me around



'Cause I was proud to be in the bad news crowd

The one my mama warned me about

The closest thing to hell she'd ever raised

But when I look back on those days I knew I'd never change a thing

I made mistakes that paved the way for the man I am today

I'm proud of them all and we had a ball bending the rules and breaking the law



Yeah you learn to walk away when you talk

The DUI means SOL

Respect was earned

You live and learn to pray

You learn to pray



We was proud to be in the bad news crowd

The one our mamas warned us about

The closest thing to hell they'd ever raised

But when I look back on those days I knew we'd never change a thing

Made mistakes that paved the way for the men we are today

We're proud of them all and we had a ball

Bending the rules and breaking the law

Yeah I was bending the rules and breaking the law