Remarks:
From her Sasha Fierce days, this came out in 2008 and went to #16 on the US R&B chart, reaching #1 in the UK. Her songs tend to be defiant – this one is sad.
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Lyrics:
If I were a boy
Even just for a day
I’d roll outta 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
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
If I were a boy
I would turn off my phone
Tell everyone it’s broken
So they’d think that I was sleepin’ alone
I’d put myself first
And make the rules as I go
‘Cause I know that she’d be faithful
Waitin’ 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 (wanted)
‘Cause he’s taken you for granted (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
Yeah, 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’ve taken her for granted
And everything you had got destroyed
But you’re just a boy
Source: AZ Lyrics.
Abagond 
What if she really is and has been a boy for a time already? Healthy adults have been opting for transgender operations for a long time now, and maybe it wasn’t just a song, but an encouragement to live a transsexual life.Gender surgeries have increased substantially since 2008, when this tune was released. In 2020, there are 12 year old children and 70 year old adults opting for these surgeries for defining their true selves??? Adults are one group of decision-makers, but children lack experience to make these types of choices. I believe all are unnatural requests on all levels and shouldn’t be encouraged by anyone.However, we live in a time where Aleister Crowley rules (“Do as Thou Wilt”),and when global consensus is obtained, the new world order of transsexualism will prevail under one government, one religion, and one currency. That is a sad reality.
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@ Jennifer A. Thompson
That is so not what this song is about.
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