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 playin' it real straight and yes I cut my hair You might think I'm crazy but I don't even care 'Cause I can tell what's goin' 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 workin' out most everyday and watchin' 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 There is no denyin' 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 everyday 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 who's 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 Turn on boy