"Rules Of The Road" lyrics - NAT KING COLE
So these are the ropes,
The tricks of the trade,
The rules of the road.
You're one of the dopes
For whom they were made,
The rules of the road.
You follow that kiss and recklessly miss
A bend of the road,
Then suddenly this-
The end of the road.
So love is a hoax,
A glittering stream
Of little white lies.
But these are the jokes,
And what if they bring
The tears to your eyes?
Well, love often shows a funny return.
The brighter it glows,
The longer you burn.
And lord only knows
Love has little concern for the fools of the road.
But that's how it goes,
You live and you learn,
The rules of the road.
But that's how it goes,
You live and you learn,
The rules of the road.
And everyone knows that that's how it goes,
The rules of the road.
The Billy May Sessions (1961)
- Walkin' My Baby Back Home
- What Does It Take
- Walkin'
- I'm Hurtin'
- Angel Eyes
- Lover, Come Back To Me
- Can't I?
- Papa Loves Mambo
- Teach Me Tonight
- Blue Moon
- With You On My Mind
- Don't Try
- Send For Me
- Let's Make More Love
- Don't Get Around Much Anymore
- The Song Is Ended (But The Melody Lingers On)
- You'll Never Know
- Just For The Fun Of It (Alternate Take)
- Who's Sorry Now?
- These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)
- Once In A While
- Just One Of Those Things
- I Should Care
- The Party's Over
- Just For The Fun Of It
- A Cottage For Sale
- I Understand
- When Your Lover Has Gone
- Ebony Rhapsody
- Day In, Day Out
- Too Little, Too Late
- When My Sugar Walks Down The Street
- Cold, Cold Heart
- Let's Face The Music And Dance
- Something Makes Me Want To Dance With You
- I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter
- Rules Of The Road
- Warm And Willing
- Bidin' My Time
- Moon Love