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