You can do what you want as long as you keep to yourself,

You can be who you are as long as it's somewhere else,

It's a “Simon Says” life; you must do what's expected

After all it's our way of life they're protecting

So we follow the obvious, the blind leading the blind… and

No one cares until you color outside the lines

It's a paint-by-number predictable situation

A black and white world with Technicolor implications

Move to the rhythm of a different drum

One steps out and they all come undone,

They try to ignore the things that they can't define…

No one cares until you color outside the lines

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When it's not picture perfect, and you dare to be different

That's when they open their eyes

They'll try to deny it, and then try to hide it,

By covering up what they find

The only time they look your way

Is when you mess with their precious designs,

And no one cares, until you color outside the lines…

It's not about how you look; it's just your appearance

No it's not about what you say; it's just how they hear it,

Speak out of turn; they put a mark on the page

Say too much, you'll be feeling their rage

You must conform to what they all decide

Cause no one cares, until you color outside the lines….

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They don't like your crayon shades, or the pictures that you choose

And you're abstract style's just a bit too wild

To say the least they're not amused…….

No, don't let them stop you, don't let them tell you,

That you're not doing it right

Because no one cares until you color outside the lines

No one cares until you color outside the lines….

Yeah God smiles…. When you color outside the lines