Garth Brooks Lyrics

Album: THE LIMITED SERIES

Against the Grain Lyrics

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