COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES
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Words & Music by Nick Granato
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You can do what you want as long as you keep to yourself,
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You can be who you are as long as it¡¯s somewhere else,
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It¡¯s a ¡°Simon Says¡± life; you must do what¡¯s expected
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After all it¡¯s our way of life they¡¯re protecting
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So we follow the obvious, the blind leading the blind¡¦ and
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No one cares until you color outside the lines
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It¡¯s a paint-by-number predictable situation
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A black and white world with Technicolor implications
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Move to the rhythm of a different drum
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One steps out and they all come undone,
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They try to ignore the things that they can¡¯t define¡¦
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No one cares until you color outside the lines
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(Chorus)
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When it¡¯s not picture perfect, and you dare to be different
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That¡¯s when they open their eyes
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They¡¯ll try to deny it, and then try to hide it,
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By covering up what they find
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The only time they look your way
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Is when you mess with their precious designs,
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And no one cares, until you color outside the lines¡¦
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It¡¯s not about how you look; it¡¯s just your appearance
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No it¡¯s not about what you say; it¡¯s just how they hear it,
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Speak out of turn; they put a mark on the page
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Say too much, you¡¯ll be feeling their rage
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You must conform to what they all decide
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Cause no one cares, until you color outside the lines¡¦.
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(Chorus)
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They don¡¯t like your crayon shades, or the pictures that you choose
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And you¡¯re abstract style¡¯s just a bit too wild
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To say the least they¡¯re not amused¡¦¡¦.
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No, don¡¯t let them stop you, don¡¯t let them tell you,
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That you¡¯re not doing it right
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Because no one cares until you color outside the lines
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No one cares until you color outside the lines¡¦.
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Yeah God smiles¡¦. When you color outside the lines
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¨Ï 2004 Song Harbor Music/BMI
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Color Outside The Lines
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Nick Granato |