Lyrics

[Spoken Word] Do you like Huey Lewis and The News? In 87', Huey released this. Fore, their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpiece is Hip To Be Square, a song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity and the importance of trends, it's also a personal statement about the band itself. Hey Paul! [Verse 1] Took you out for a drink at a party Poison cup, silver tongue was the start You were gone, leaving you numb (Fuck) Saw him round, super-clear he'd forgotten Just the sound of his voice made you rotten Succumbed, promised he's done [Pre-Chorus] You're a noose made flesh Physical embodiment of every nightmare he wept in But he'll never get it, never get it [Chorus] Ooh-ooh, tell me who are you? Dry your leaking eyes out This is something we won't talk about Ooh-ooh, here, you want a tissue? Keep your fucking cries down This is when it's best to pass out [Verse 2] Good to see you, haven't talked since our bender Sweating palms, asking "Do you remember?" Oh no, we were too stoned Ask him by for a drink, your apartment Plastic wrap, got a needle You start, pent-up scream comes out, wiping away all doubt [Pre-Chorus] You're a noose made flesh Physical embodiment of every nightmare He wept, just another compliment Noose made flesh Physical embodiment of everything He wept but he'll never get it Never get it all, no (Go) [Chorus] Ooh-ooh, tell me who are you? Dry your leaking eyes out This is something we won't talk about Ooh-ooh, here, you want a tissue? Keep your fucking cries down This is when it's best to pass out [Bridge] Now you're telling him "Don't make a sound" Nah, he ain't some wretch you found Now he's begging you "Please let me go" But his ashes are needed to poison the seeds that he's sewn [Chorus] Ooh-ooh, tell me who are you? Dry your leaking eyes out This is something we won't talk about Ooh-ooh, here, you want a tissue? Keep your fucking cries down This is when it's best to pass out