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Garth Brooks
Garth Brooks


Background information
Birth name Troyal Garth Brooks
Born February 7, 1962
Born place Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Genre(s) Country
Country Rock
Years active 1984—2001
Label(s) Capitol Records
Big Machine Records
Associated acts George Strait
Trisha Yearwood
Chris Gaines
Steve Wariner
George Jones
Huey Lewis
Chris LeDoux
Website Website



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Garth Brooks Lyrics

"Against The Grain" lyrics


Written by 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

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