Folks call me

a maverick

guess I ain't too

diplomatic

I just never been

the kind to go along

Just avoidin

confrontation

for the sake of

conformation

And I'll admit I tend

to sing a

different song

But sometimes

you just can't be afraid

to wear a different hat

If Columbus

had complied

this old world might

still be flat

Nothin ventured

nothin gained

Sometimes you've

got to go

against the grain

Well I have

been accused

of makin my

own rules

There must be

rebel blood

just a-runnin

through my veins

But I ain't

no hypocrite

what you see is

what you get

And that's the

only way I know

to play the game

Old Noah took

much ridicule

for building

his great Ark

But after forty days

and forty nights

he was lookin

pretty smart

Sometimes it's

best to brave

the wind and rain

By havin

strength to go

against the grain

Well there's more

folks than a few

who share my

point of view

But they're worried

if they're gonna

sink or swim

They'd like to

buck the system

but the deck

is stacked

against em

And they're

a little scared

to go out

on a limb

But if you're

gonna make

a difference

if you're gonna

leave your mark

You can't follow

like a bunch of sheep

you got to listen

to your heart

Go bustin' in like

old John Wayne

Sometimes you

got to go against

the grain

Nothin' ventured

nothin' gained

Sometimes you've

got to go

against the grain