"If I Were A Boy" - Beyonce
I've been wanting to write a song from her, but avoided it because I thought I couldn't find one that really fit me. Ya, maybe Single Ladies, but it's a little too upbeat for me right now. I was driving my usual route home, looking down at my very dead IPOD and skimming through radio stations with no luck. I'm getting ready to possibly be away from my computer this weekend and knew that I had to put something, anything down before I take a break from everything.
So, I turned on my computer, hearing the soft hum of it starting up. I pulled up my chair and tapped on my keyboard, logging onto you, my faithful blog and my ever-changing play list and this is what it found for me. At first, I thought, "Nah, I've tried this before and just wasn't feeling it." It's a little too dramatic for my usual taste and so I kept on clicking through other songs. I played 'em, but kept moving on. I selected different genres, artists, and even opened my old pack of CDs, but for some reason my mind wouldn't leave this damn song. I thought, "Ugh, I'd be lying to myself if I write about something else because I'm in denial with this one." So, I came back to it and played it again.
But I couldn't shake the thought that Beyonce's just whining here. I thought, "Good Lord, she's too much. If I were a boy, jeez..." So, I moved on again. But no matter what I chose, I kept singing the same thing. Until finally my mind just went with it and said, "Hey, listen to these damn lyrics and just stop arguing already. This is for you." And so I listened and I gotta say, "I'll be damned."
Lyrics:
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
http://www.elyrics.net/read/b/beyonce-lyrics/if-i-were-a-boy-lyrics.html
http://clutchmagonline.com/newsgossipinfo/beyonce-says-she-thinks-shes-feminist-in-a-way/
I've been wanting to write a song from her, but avoided it because I thought I couldn't find one that really fit me. Ya, maybe Single Ladies, but it's a little too upbeat for me right now. I was driving my usual route home, looking down at my very dead IPOD and skimming through radio stations with no luck. I'm getting ready to possibly be away from my computer this weekend and knew that I had to put something, anything down before I take a break from everything.
So, I turned on my computer, hearing the soft hum of it starting up. I pulled up my chair and tapped on my keyboard, logging onto you, my faithful blog and my ever-changing play list and this is what it found for me. At first, I thought, "Nah, I've tried this before and just wasn't feeling it." It's a little too dramatic for my usual taste and so I kept on clicking through other songs. I played 'em, but kept moving on. I selected different genres, artists, and even opened my old pack of CDs, but for some reason my mind wouldn't leave this damn song. I thought, "Ugh, I'd be lying to myself if I write about something else because I'm in denial with this one." So, I came back to it and played it again.
But I couldn't shake the thought that Beyonce's just whining here. I thought, "Good Lord, she's too much. If I were a boy, jeez..." So, I moved on again. But no matter what I chose, I kept singing the same thing. Until finally my mind just went with it and said, "Hey, listen to these damn lyrics and just stop arguing already. This is for you." And so I listened and I gotta say, "I'll be damned."
Lyrics:
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
http://www.elyrics.net/read/b/beyonce-lyrics/if-i-were-a-boy-lyrics.html
http://clutchmagonline.com/newsgossipinfo/beyonce-says-she-thinks-shes-feminist-in-a-way/
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