[Verse 1] They told us there were rules written high in the sky, A list of little things that could make us comply, Don't question the preacher, don't question the book, Just follow the rules and don't give it a look. But people are people, we bend and we break, We choose which commandments we're willing to take, We judge one another from our comfortable chairs, While quietly hiding our own little affairs. [Chorus] Shout out to those who had sex before marriage But can't eat meat on Fridays 'cause it's a sin, You can break one of the biggest rules on Sunday, But that sausage on Friday won't let you win. We're drawing little lines through a book full of rules, Calling some things holy and some things fools, Maybe the funniest thing about the human race Is deciding which sins we're allowed to embrace. [Verse 2] Don't drink, don't dance, don't question the creed, But make sure you're first when there's something you need, Don't gossip, don't judge, don't speak out of turn, Then whisper the rumours and watch how they burn. We build our religions, our fences and sides, Put labels on people and swallow our pride, Then wonder why love seems so hard to find, When we're more worried about rules than the heart behind. [Chorus] Shout out to those who had sex before marriage But can't eat meat on Fridays 'cause it's a sin, You can break one of the biggest rules on Sunday, But that sausage on Friday won't let you win. We're drawing little lines through a book full of rules, Calling some things holy and some things fools, Maybe the funniest thing about the human race Is deciding which sins we're allowed to embrace. [Bridge] Maybe the point was never the menu, Maybe the point was never the date, Maybe judging everybody else Was never gonna make us great. If there's a God, I'd imagine they'd laugh At the arguments we have on behalf Of rules we barely understand, While forgetting to simply lend a helping hand. [Instrumental Break] [Verse 3] So eat your vegetables, wear your Sunday best, Confess your little secrets and try to look blessed, But if you're gonna tell me what heaven requires, Maybe start with compassion before you start with fires. Because love doesn't need a permission slip, And kindness shouldn't come with a membership, If we're gonna spend our one wild life Maybe being decent is a better guideline. [Final Chorus] Shout out to those who had sex before marriage But can't eat meat on Fridays 'cause it's a sin, You can break one of the biggest rules on Sunday, But that sausage on Friday won't let you win. We're drawing little lines through a book full of rules, Calling some things holy and some things fools, Maybe the funniest thing about the human race Is deciding which sins we're allowed to embrace. [Outro] So here's to the sinners, the saints and the fools, The ones who bend heaven and rearrange rules, Maybe when all of the arguing ends, We'll discover we're human… Before we're anything else.
