Hip To Be Square (Remastered) Lyrics

Huey Lewis & The News

Huey Lewis & The News - Hip To Be Square (Remastered) Lyrics

Lyrics

I used to be a renegade, I used to fool around
But I couldn't take the punishment and had to settle down
Now I'm playing it real straight, and yes, I cut my hair
You might think I'm crazy, but I don't even care
Because I can tell what's going on

It's hip to be square
It's hip to be square

I like my bands in business suits, I watch them on TV
I'm working out most every day and watching what I eat
They tell me that it's good for me, but I don't even care
I know that it's crazy
I know that it's nowhere
But there is no denying that

It's hip to be square
It's hip to be square
It's hip to be square
So hip to be square

It's not too hard to figure out, you see it every day
And those that were the farthest out have gone the other way
You see them on the freeway, it don't look like a lot of fun
But don't you try to fight it, an idea whose time has come
Don't tell me that I'm crazy
Don't tell me I'm nowhere
Take it from me

It's hip to be square
It's hip to be square
It's hip to be square
So hip to be square
Tell 'em, boys

Here, there, and everywhere
Hip, hip, so hip to be a square
Here, there, and everywhere
Hip, hip

Here, there, and everywhere
Hip, hip, so hip to be a square
Here, there, and everywhere
Hip, hip

Here, there, and everywhere
Hip, hip, so hip to be a square
Here, there, and everywhere
Hip, hip

Here, there, and everywhere
Hip, hip, so hip to be a square
Here, there, and everywhere
Hip, hip

Song & Lyrics Facts

Huey Lewis & The News' "Hip to Be Square" is a song from the band's fourth studio album, Fore!, released in 1986. It was written by Huey Lewis and guitarist Chris Hayes, with lyrics that explore the idea of “fitting in” versus being an individual.

The song has become one of the group's most recognizable hits, peaking at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. This remastered version was included as part of their 30th anniversary edition of Fore! which was released in 2016. The band consists of lead singer and harmonica player Huey Lewis, guitarists Chris Hayes and Johnny Colla, bassist Mario Cipollina, saxophonist John Pierce, keyboardist Sean Hopper, and drummer Bill Gibson. Genres are rock, pop, rhythm and blues. The lyrics were written by Huey Lewis and Chris Hayes. Interesting facts about this track include its use in the film American Psycho (2000) as well as its inclusion in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (2006).

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