Rules of Success Violent Femmes

[Verse 1]
Number one is for all you wimps
All you sissies, sassies and sips[?]
Words of a lame [?] philosophical abuse
Number one says:
Strength needs no excuse
Strength needs no excuse

[Chorus]
The rules of success
They're in number four
The rules of success
May open the door
To happiness, social progress
'Cause if your life is a mess
You need to follow rules of success

[Verse 2]
Number two is for those of you historical perspectives
All guilt-mongers and charlatan tractors [?]
OK, so [...] is jointless [?]
But number to said:
The past is pointless
The past is pointless

[Chorus]
Oh, the rules of success
They're in number four
The rules of success
They open the door
To happiness and social progress
You said your life is a mess?
You need to follow the rules of success