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