What is Hip?

So, you wanna jump out your trick bag Ease on into a hip bag Ain't just exactly sure, now what is hip Started to let your hair grow Spent bucks to get your wardrobe Somehow, you know there's much more to the trip What is hip? Tell me, tell me, if you think you know What is hip? If you're really hip, the passing years will show Into a hip trip, maybe hipper than hip But what is hip? You became a part of a new breed Smokin' only the best weed Hangin' out from the so called hippie set And seen in all the right places Seen with just the right faces You should be satisfied but it ain't quite right What is hip? Tell me, tell me, if you think you know What is hip? If you're really hip, the passing years will show Into a hip trip, maybe hipper than hip But what is hip? Ohh, yeah Hipness is, what it is Hipness is, what it is Hipness is, what it is Sometimes hipness is, what it ain't So, you went and found you a guru In an effort to find you a new you Maybe even manage to raise your conscious level While you're striving to find the right road There's one thing you should know What's hip today, might become passe' What is hip? Tell me, tell me, if you think you know What is hip? If you're really hip, the passing years will show Into a hip trip, maybe hipper than hip But what is hip? What is hip? Tell me, tell me, if you think you know What is hip? If you're really hip, the passing years will show --- What is Hip? - Gov't Mule