Don’t Break the Rules Norbert Leo Butz (Ft. Original Broadway Cast of Catch Me If You Can)

[BRANTON, spoken]
Hanratty, were you always like this?

[HANRATTY, spoken]
I think I was born this way
Other kids wanted to play cops and robbers
I only wanted to play cops

(singing)
It starts very early- Once the baby toys are gone
A kid on the playground has to choose what side he's on
It's the bullies or the good guys, boy there ain't no middle ground
Though hoodlums try to blur the line and twist the truth around
Then they call themselves a winner but they're self deceiving fools
Cause the game ain't worth winning if you're breakin' all the rules

The law is laid upon us when as kids we first ask "why?"
Our parents set the rules when, "cause I said so" they reply
And though I thought I hated them and screamed with all my might
The next time that I had a choice, gee whiz, I did what's right
No, I never snuck a drink
I never stole a pack of "Kools"
Cause the game ain't worth winning if you're breakin' all the rules

[AGENTS]
Don't break the rules!