Hakuna Matata lyrics

Music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Ricefrom "Disney Mania" albumHakuna Matata!Hakuna Matata!Hakuna Matata!Hakuna Matata!When I was a cool young one(He was a cool young one)I worked in the colony, paying my duesAccepting without question the prevailing viewsThat a young man's life was one long grindDiggin' holes, standin' guard till it crossed my mindI was wrongAll alongAll that I neededWas to have heeded(Chorus)Hakuna Matata!What a wonderful phraseHakuna Matata!Ain't no passing crazeIt means no worriesFor the rest of your daysIt's a problem-free philosophyHakuna Matata!When I was a shallow youth(When he was a shallow youth)Cool calm reflectionI was never no goodI was a pawn in the game, I saw no trees for the woodMy future stretched behind meI was over the hillI put my best foot forwardBut the other stood stillTake my wordI have heardAll that I neededIs to have heeded(Chorus)Hakuna Matata!Hakuna Matata!Hakuna Matata!Hakuna Matata!Hakuna Matata!I
hope we have conveyedYou don't have to bust you out of the sunIt's much cooler in the shadeSome say it's just a waste of timeBut they don't realizeThat view is nothing but a crimeWe are creatures worldly wise(Chorus)