Brooks Garth - Against The Grain lyrics

Folks call me a maverick

Guess I aint to diplomatic

I just never been the kind to go along

Just avoidin confrontation

For the sake of conformation

And I'll admit I tent to sing a different song

But sometimes you just can't be afraid to wear a different hat

If columbus had complied

Then this old world might still be flat

Nothin' ventured, nothin gained

sometimes you've got to go against the grain

Well' i've been accused

Of makin' my own rules

There must be rebel blood

Juat a-runnin through my veins

But I aint no hypocrite

What you see is what you get

And thats the only way I know to play the game.

Old Noah took much ridicule

For building his great ark

But for 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 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 them

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 you're 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've got to go against the grain

Nothin ventured, nothin gained

Sometimes you've got to go against the grain.

[Thanks to Anna B for corrections]