Against The Grain lyrics

Bruce Bouton/Larry Cordle/Carl Jackson)

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 swiim
They`d like to buck the system
But the deck is tacked against `em
And they`re a little scared
To go out on a limb
But 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
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