so these are the ropes the tricks of the trade rules of the road you re one of the dopes for whom they were made the rules of the road follow that kiss and recklessly miss a bend in the road then suddenly this the end of the road so love is a hoax a glittering string of little white lies these are the jokes and what if they bring tears to your eyes love often shows a funny return the brighter it glows the longer you burn 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 yeah that s how it goes you live and you learn the rules of the road hey yeah so love is a hoax a glittering string of little white lies but these are the jokes and what if they bring tears to your eyes love often shows a funny return the brighter it glows the longer you burn and lord only knows love has little concern lord only knows love has little concern for the fools of the road that s how it goes you live and you learn the rules of the road oh that s how it goes you live and you learn rules of the road ooh yeah hey