"Rules to the Bad Games is technicaly not a Marked Song...it was recorded by Dale and I first, at Dale's Place in Joliet (not the same place as the attic tape though). It is Dale's song prior to me introducing him to Billy. Then Billy added guitar over it a year later on his 4 track."
- Ron Roesing, June 2006.

rules to the bad games
these are the rules to the bad games

i know you stay
standing by the games
they won't bite
if that's all the same
he knows you'll stay
sound on ecstacy
well maybe he's right
that doing just for me

that's the way we play the game
rules to the bad games
that's the way we play the game
rules to the bad games
that's the way we play the game

don't be shy
playing good saxophone
you don't have to hide
here comes air guitar

don't be shy
saying how you feel
you don't have to hide
you know you play the field

everywhere you play
rules to the bad games
everywhere you play away
rules to the bad games
that's the way we play the game

rules to the bad games

don't be shy
standing by the games
they won't bite
if that's all the same
he knows you'll stay
sound on ecstacy
well maybe he's right
doing just for me

that's the way we play the game
rules to the bad games
that's the way we play the game
rules to the bad games
that's the way we play the game

rules to the bad games
rules to the bad games
doing all the
rules to the bad games

doing it all over
doing it all over again
doing it all over
doing it all over
doing it all over again

The Marked Joliet Tape

The Marked. Vocals by Dale Meiners.