By jwb71913
Date: 2003 Jul 09
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[[2003.07.09.05.38.15758]]

Rules of Engagement

Rules of engagement vary by foe
That's the way I always played
Until you came and told me no
This is what you said

'I can win any game I want to play
As long as I know the rules'
Say what you mean and mean what you say
Just use these simple tools

With honesty and purity of heart
Pursue a friendship first
Lest lack of integrity make a start
And cause a heart to burst

No lies, no games, no pretenses here
Just trust and love and hope
I changed the rules that day my dear
Now all I do is mope

And now the game is lost to me
You won it fair and square
By being what you said you'd be
While I just didn't care