Against The Grain Lyrics - Singles - The Country Dance Kings

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 swim 

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