RULE BENDING

The Good Book says to always love your neighbor
And for the first time my Daddy can't agree
In fact there was a fight 
That broke out on Sunday night
When he caught the handsome neighbor kissing me

We were afraid to hold hands at the bus stop
My Daddy started graveyard shifts last week
And when it comes to something he's concerned with
I would swear he is a man that doesn't sleep

~~~*Chorus*~~~
Everyone has rules
They try hard to stick to
That we are not permitted to offend
My Daddy knows his Bible
But my Daddy loves his girls
From 
The beginning 
To Amen
Yeah, I put my dear sweet Daddy in a bend
~~*~~

Now...we are not allowed to lie for nothing
Daddy said he would not support us if we did
When my Aunt asked us all to come for Christmas
I called my dear sweet Daddy on his fib

He told me he was scared of her cooking
And swore she tried to poison him at times
I smiled as he called back his Sister
To invite her to join us Christmastime

~~~*2nd Chorus*~~~
Everyone has rules
They try hard to stick to
That we are not permitted to offend
My Daddy knows his Bible \
But my Daddy loves his food
From 
The beginning 
To Amen
Yeah, I caught my dear sweet Daddy in a bend
~~*~~

Daddy stresses that we honor commitments
And I said that I would babysit one night
When they called and said
They'd invited friends
Instead of just their Daughter, I'd have five

Daddy took the phone, and said I was staying home
That wasn't the agreement, sorry friends
Love when the simple truth
Comes to rescue you
And not a single rule was bent...

~~~*3rd Chorus*~~~
Everyone has rules
They try hard to stick to
That we are not permitted to offend
My Daddy knows his Bible
And my Daddy knows what's fair
From 
The beginning 
To Amen
It is hard to catch my Daddy in a bend
~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

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