Ugh, yeah, OK
Rule number one, don't you ever try to play with me
Rule number two, get that fake love away from me
Rule number three, let it be what it's gon' be
Nah, I can't afford to waste my time or my energy, nah

Nah, don't play with me
Nah, don't play with me
Yeah, you know the rules
So don't play with me
If you get out of line, I'm'a check you
Nah, don't play with me
Nah, don't play with me

Look me in the eye
That's how I know you mean it
If you say that you love me, you better stand on business, aye
Don't be acting funny, it don't matter who around
As soon as I feel a bad vibe, yeah, I'm out

I've been stabbed in the back, you see the scar
You gotta believe them when they show you who they are
I've had my heart broken many, many times before
Yeah, I keep my guards up, gotta protect me, for sure
Yeah

Rule number four, talk less and listen more
Rule number five, don't let 'em think that they can slide
Rule number six, respect is always earned
Yeah, trust is a bridge that they should never burn, nah

Nah, don't play with me
Nah, don't play with me
Yeah, you know the rules
So don't play with me
If you get out of line, I'm'a check you
Nah, don't play with me
Nah, don't play with me

I don't need yo fake love
You can keep it
I know you don't rock with me, it ain't no secret
I don't want no fake hug when you send me out in public
Yeah, you say you gotta problem with me, I bet you won't do nothing
Yeah, I don't want to fake love
Stop caping
Tell the truth: you tried to slime me out, that's what really happened
Yeah, keep the grass low so you can see the snakes
Every loss is a lesson and I learn from my mistakes

I've been stabbed in the back, you see the scar
You gotta believe them when they show you who they are
Yeah, I've had my heart broken many, many times before
So I keep my guards up, gotta protect me for sure

Rule number seven, count yo blessings
Rule number eight, don't let yo pride get in the way, yeah
Rule number nine, stay on yo grind
Success is the best revenge, and that rule number ten
Yeah, don't play with me

Nah, don't play with me
Nah, don't play with me
Yeah, you know the rules
So don't play with me
If you get out of line, I'm'a check you
Nah, don't play with me
Nah, don't play with me