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
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
MUST BE REBEL BLOOD
A RUNNIN'
THROUGH MY VEINS
BUT I AIN'T NO HYPOCRITE
WHAT YOU SEE IS
WHAT YOU GET
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
16 BAR
INSTRUMENTAL
BREAK
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