I walked to school
Instead of taking the bus,
For everybody else,
Fitting in's a must,
Ohh, (I wanna be different, )

Got my decked-out Hi-tops
On my feet,
Saying hi
To everyone I meet,
Not one of the shy kids,
(I wanna be different.)

CHORUS
Don't gotta be same,
Don't gotta be cool,
Don't gotta be queen bee
Of the school,
I gotta be different,
(I wanna be different.)
Don't gotta have style,
Every day,
Whatever happens, I'm okay,
I gotta be different,
(I wanna be different-)
Instead of trying to fit in.

If you wanna be different,
It's not that hard,
Sometimes it catches you
Off your guard,
Hey, (I wanna be different, )

Walking the halls
Of Highview Middle,
You can tell I'm different,
Wanna solve the riddle?
I thought so,
(I wanna be different.)

CHORUS

You gotta be different,
That's what you gotta do,
Can't be me,
Gotta be you.
If you wonder why
I look so confident...
I wanna be different...
WHOO!

CHORUS X2 (1/2 OCTAVE HIGHER)

I wanna be different.