Where the winds of change were blowing, there lived a God-fearing man. He was turning through his Bible when he came up with a plan. He painted up a sign and held it high above his head. Waved it proudly in the air, and this is what it read. You can't break the law, there are reasons for the rules. They keep things safe here for everyone. The sinner saves the fool. Pouring out of masses who are hungry and afraid. You gotta do it by the book, and there'll be no exceptions made. So the weak, desperate souls were washed up on the sand. He said, we haven't seen your paperwork, and he withdrew his hand. And though he never felt any safer, all the peace he hoped he'd find. And up until the day he died, he never changed his mind. You can't break the law, there are reasons for the rules. They gotta keep things safe here for everyone. The sinner saves the fool. Pouring out of masses who are hungry and afraid. You gotta do it by the book, and there'll be no exceptions made. By the time he got to heaven, it was surrounded by a wall. The pearly gates were locked up tight, the golden chains are numb. They said, we cannot let just anyone walk in here anymore. You didn't do it by the book, and then they poured it to the floor. You can't break the law, there are reasons for the rules. They gotta keep things safe here for everyone. The sinner saves the fool. Pouring out of masses who are hungry and afraid. You gotta do it by the book, and there'll be no exceptions made. By the time he got to heaven, it was surrounded by a wall. By the time he got to heaven, it was surrounded by a wall.