It was rule number one

Back on that summer night when we first touched

We're only having fun

This thing is not supposed to mean that much

But now the blindfold is falling

And something more than sweat is running down our cheeks

I may have wanted you crawling

I never meant to make your knees be quite so weak

We played together a few too many nights

We went and tied the knots a little too tight

We never wanted to fall in love, but I guess

That's why they call them beginner's cuffs

We seem so perfectly vanilla

Young clever independent people without much time

More "Human Nature" than "Thriller"

Til you say "yours" and I say "mine" and we both go and lose our minds

But now my engine is stalling

For once I don't know just how tight I want you bound

There's no next hand so I'm all in

No word is safe enough to stop us falling down, now

We played together a few too many nights

We went and tied the knots a little too tight

We never wanted to fall in love, but I guess

That's why they call them beginner's cuffs

We played together a few too many nights

We went and tied the knots a little too tight

We never wanted to fall in love, but I guess that’s why

That's why they call them beginner's cuffs

Oh yeah