I was a boy with a barbie when they teased me it was hard    Just a boy with a barbie from the start    Don't think it meant to break my heart       I was a boy with a barbie this is beautiful and true    I had a crush on every girl I saw they never knew    I've never told a single soul but you       [Chorus]   Boys with their barbies and girls with toy armies    We don't have to play by their rules       I don't know where it started, all these roles and make believe    Just a boy with a totem make believe    Now it seems naive, I kept my heart upon my sleeve       I was a boy with a barbie and the teachers looked concerned    Although they tried to stop me getting burned    I guess they didn't realize it would hurt       [Chorus]   Boys with their barbies and girls with toy armies    We don't have to play by their rules       Boys being prudes while the girls make thier moves    We don't have to play by their rules       So let them wear that dress, let them make that mess    Let em take that fall, let em kick that ball    And thank to the ones that tried to stop my fun    You made me what I am, you made me what I am    You made me a man       [Chorus]   Boys with their barbies and girls with toy armies    We don't have to play by their rules       Boys staying home while their girls on the run    We don't have to play by their rules    Play by their rules