[intro: walking slap bass, muted guitar chops, musical saw sliding in, glass harmonica shimmer] [harmonica stab] They measured me twice, then they put the tape away Said I don't sit right in the box they built that day I don't walk that sidewalk, I don't hum that same old tune I come in sideways, late, and a little out of tune [pre-chorus: talking drum answers, tuba grunt] You can keep your carbon copy I already tore that page [chorus: full band, saw moaning under the hook] I'm something different Not the brand you know I'm something different Let the regulars go I don't fit the picture And I don't plan to try I'm something different And I like it that way [verse 2: guitar chops, glass harmonica between lines] They wanted Sunday manners and a handshake on the hour I brought a crooked grin and a pocket full of sour Same old jukebox spinning the same old safe refrain I dropped a copper penny in and changed the whole damn game [pre-chorus] You can keep your carbon copy I already tore that page [chorus] I'm something different Not the brand you know I'm something different Let the regulars go I don't fit the picture And I don't plan to try I'm something different And I like it that way [bridge: musical saw lead, talking drum, bass and snare only] If different is a problem Then leave the problem here I'll be the wrong note ringing Clear as a cracked bell in your ear [final chorus: gang shouts on "different", tuba and saw] I'm something different Not the brand you know I'm something different Let the regulars go I don't fit the picture And I don't plan to try I'm something different Yeah — I like it that way [outro: slap bass fade, last saw moan, glass harmonica hang]
