[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