🎵 If I Were a Boy // by Beyoncé

93 ContributorsTranslationsPortuguêsTürkçeDeutschPolskiItaliano If I Were a Boy Lyrics “If I Were a Boy” is a commentary on the double standards that often exist between men and women and a story of role reversal. She explores what it would be like if she did all the things he did to her every… Read More  [Verse 1] If I were a boy Even just for a day I'd roll out of bed in the morning And throw on what I wanted and go Drink beer with the guys And chase after girls I'd kick it with who I wanted And I'd never get confronted for it 'Cause they'd stick up for me [Chorus] If I were a boy I think I could understand How it feels to love a girl I swear I'd be a better man I'd listen to her 'Cause I know how it hurts When you lose the one you wanted 'Cause he's taken you for granted And everything you had got destroyed [Verse 2] If I were a boy I would turn off my phone Tell everyone it's broken So they'd think that I was sleeping alone I'd put myself first And make the rules as I go 'Cause I know that she'd be faithful Waiting for me to come home To come home [Chorus] If I were a boy I think I could understand (Oh-ooh) How it feels to love a girl I swear I'd be a better man I'd listen to her 'Cause I know how it hurts When you lose the one you wanted (You wanted) 'Cause he's taken you for granted (Granted) And everything you had got destroyed [Bridge] It's a little too late for you to come back Say it's just a mistake, think I'd forgive you like that? If you thought I would wait for you You thought wrong [Chorus] But you're just a boy You don't understand (Yeah, you don't understand, oh) How it feels to love a girl Someday, you'll wish you were a better man You don't listen to her You don't care how it hurts Until you lose the one you wanted 'Cause you've taken her for granted And everything you have got destroyed [Outro] But you're just a boy