Monday, August 11, 2014

Ruler follower no more??

I DID IT!
Or, more correctly, WE DID IT!
Between me, Steven, and my sister, we managed to get some tickets to Garth Brooks' concert here in Atlanta in September.  I was so excited that I celebrated by listening to some Garth in my car for the last several days.  (He has so many great songs!)  I came across this one that I had forgotten about.

I am normally a rule follower, and still am when it is necessary.  But, as I get older and see how different my kids are and how different things are for them than they were for me when I was a kids, I've learned that thinking outside the box it becoming more and more of a necessity.  The lyrics to this song just really seemed to sum it up so I thought I would share.

"Against The Grain"

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 stacked against 'em 
And they're a little scared 
To go out on a limb 
But if you're gonna make a difference 
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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