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Beyonce Knowles - If I Were A Boy Lyrics

Artist: Beyonce Knowles

Album: I Am... Sasha Fierce

Genre: R&B

  • Songwriters: Brittany Carlson, Toby Gad
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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 stick up for me

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 taking you for granted
And everything you had got destroyed

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

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 taking you for granted
And everything you had got destroyed

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

But you're just a boy
You don't understand
And you don't understand, oh
How it feels to love a girl
Someday you 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're taking her for granted
And everything you had got destroyed
But you're just a boy


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  • Kimberly Kitty Katt Aldrich

    this I thought of jonny. But like everybody , no body likes the shoe on the other foot.

  • Anonymous

    i wish boys would acctuall read and understand the lryics of this song because if they did the boy speishies would be so much more kind and considerout xx

  • Anonymous

    if all boys will read and understood the message of this song, they will be refined in caring and loving a girl in their life....

  • Anonymous

    I love the message of this song! not just the song as well as the singer.. Beyonce is my favorite singer! and we have the same birthday haha.. anyways, such a great song, and more power for beyonce! :D
    -Arianne

  • Anonymous

    Every man needs to listen to every word of this song..It makes so much sense..Thank you Beyonce..

  • Anonymous

    BEYONCE WERE DO I START YOU ARE SUCH A GOOD SINGER AND I LOVE THIS SONG NO ONE CAN SING THIS SONG LIKE YOU AE PRACTICALY IMPOSSIBLE!!!!!! I LOVE ALL YA SONGS SO DOES MA 4 MONTH OLD NIECE WONT STOP CRYING UNTILL SHE HEARS YOUR VOICE HAHA!!!

  • Anonymous

    u go gal. thakx 4 tha tru lyrics cuz a french gurl was posting it a lil out of whak...ya dig...1 luv ONYX

  • Anonymous

    I Love beyonce and i think this is probably her best ever song she song her haert out!!!!!!!

  • Anonymous

    This wuz a good song! I think she sung her heart out for it!! Keep goin gurl!

  • Anonymous

    She sang deeply in her heart..she sings way more than good.This video explains all

  • Anonymous

    beyonce is my idol :)

  • Anonymous

    FABULOUS!!

  • Anonymous

    She must be singing about someone from her past who abused her and she took it.

  • Anonymous

    i really love this song.beyonce sang this from her heart i know it all singers must sing from their heart it's so true my classmates love this song too especially sheena,klaira and annie i also love this song :).........

  • Anonymous

    the music video was awesome because it perfectly portrayed the meaning of the song. love it!

  • Anonymous

    What a beautiful song this is, she sings it like an angel !

  • Anonymous

    this song is the best song in the world

  • Anonymous

    i love this song

  • Anonymous

    Good

  • Anonymous

    i love this song but my boyfriend reakens im the world to him

  • Anonymous

    I LOVE BZ
    she's always great

  • Anonymous

    ''men''(boys) know they do wrong stuff but they blame you for it.the lyrics mean hearting painly in tears and it is just sad cause he knu he waz cheting.i cant stand men dat act lik dey dum.but other then that the song was amazing.

  • Anonymous

    damn true!!i love it soo much!!it jz explained part of me n she gt such beautiful voice!!love it!keep goin on!!!!!!

  • Anonymous

    the song is great...its so true...men don't know what they got to its gone

  • Anonymous

    love this song

  • Anonymous

    i love this song its great =)

  • Anonymous

    gud song

  • Anonymous

    great song
    not logged in

  • Anonymous

    it means that my boyfriend didnt care how i feel and he took me 4 a granted.

  • Anonymous

    i really love the song.....almost everyday i&#039m listening to it!!...:]
    Beyonce have a really wonderful voice
    woot!!^^ IDOL!!!
    wahaha...:))

  • Anonymous

    I so freaking love this song. It came from right the heart.

  • Anonymous

    this song is really awesome, its a great hit to those who were betrayed by thier boyfriends,cheated and lied to

  • Anonymous

    ahh thiss is a true and butifull song comeing from the hart mii and my bezzies are going to sing it next wednesday in the assembelly its just so true and just lovelly not saying boys do that or dont do that its just if she was a boy xx

  • Anonymous

    this song is very good

  • Anonymous

    this song is very good

  • Anonymous

    beyonce is very good at singing if i were a boy

  • Anonymous

    its the reality............

  • Anonymous

    now days men and women are equal with cheating. It is what it is. Beyonsizzle is correct but my .02 it goes both ways equally.

  • Anonymous

    she is right and everyone can really get a lesson from the rylics,pray that we ,boys ,might change and be defferent.
    Let wish that girls may also get their piece of advice instead of playing fake victims.

  • Anonymous

    this song is the truth of real life every girl has been through at least one and every one deserves better than that but all i kno is that if i was in that situation i would be like oh helll nah! so yeah but the song is awesome.

  • Anonymous

    wow i love this song it says how much guys really treat the girls...

  • Anonymous

    beyonce great song

  • Anonymous

    luv the song. it tells the truth. boys dnt understand how girls feel and wot goin on in their minds wen they arrive home l8 after bein out either wit their m8s or from wrk.girls should be treated like girs n not a piece of shit.

  • Anonymous

    song is pish men and women are just the same we both treat each other like shit....

    MAda Goh

  • Anonymous

    Hey this song means alot to me. btw this aint a sob story ! =] because if i am down cos of a lad i can just listen to this song or read the lyrics and it will make me feel betta!

  • Anonymous

    Yes this is a beautiful and a true song. Every girl has been played or treated badly by somebody and its just not fair to sum ppl. All songs have a meaning to it, but this one is true and happens very often.

  • Anonymous

    Cool song, yes, why only the girl / woman, can be understanding all of these things in this world.

    The boy/man, they should be protect girl/woman

    Hey guys, you can find your love with her, because they're so Tender, Love, Gentle, and Care. I proud to be a girl

  • Anonymous

    i think its good cusies it tells boys how us girls feel

  • Anonymous

    if more boys would listen to these words they would understand that girls are people not sluts! welll not all of uss! :D

  • Anonymous

    i love dis song she is telling the truth ...s.l.s.m.

  • Anonymous

    all its telling you is how dese niggas act and the way girls react to it. She just flippin da script and puttin herself in his shoes.

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