[Verse 1]

When I was smaller and people were taller

I realized that I was different

I had a power that set me apart

I learned to take it, to use it, to make it

It's not so bad to be different

To do your own thing and do it with heart

[Chorus]

Different is hard, different is lonely

Different is trouble for you only

Different is heartache, different is pain

But I'd rather be different than be the same

[Verse 2]

At first I'd wonder what hex I was under

What did I do to be so different

Then I discovered some others like me

Wonder no longer, together we're stronger

It's not so bad to be different

Be true to yourself, that's what you must be

[Chorus]

Different is hard, different is lonely

Different is trouble for you only

Different is heartache, different is pain

But I'd rather be different than be the same

[Chorus]

Different is hard, different is lonely

Different is trouble for you only

Different is heartache, different is pain

But I'd rather be different than be the same