Against The Grain

(album: Ropin' The Wind - 1991)

Folks call me a maverick
Guess I ain't too diplomatic
I just never been the kind to go along
Just avoiding 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
Nothing ventured, nothing gained
Sometimes you've got to go against the grain
Well, I have been accused
Of making my own rules
There must be rebel blood
Just a-running 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 looking pretty smart
Sometimes it's best to brave the wind and rain
By having 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 swiim
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 busting in like old John Wayne
Sometimes you got to go against the grain
Nothing ventured, nothing gained
Sometimes you've got to go against the grain