If I Were a Boy

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Published 2017-02-09
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If I Were a Boy · Beyoncé

I AM... SASHA FIERCE

℗ 2008 Sony Music Entertainment

Released on: 2008-11-17

All Instruments, Composer, Lyricist, Performance Arranger, Producer, Recording Engineer: Toby Gad
Composer, Lyricist: BC Jean
Drums, Guitar: Syience
Drums: Jens Gad
Producer: Beyoncé Knowles
Recording Engineer: Jim Caruana
Mixing Engineer: Mark 'Spike' Stent
Assistant Engineer: Matt Green
Mastering Engineer: Tom Coyne
Executive Producer: Beyoncé Knowles for Music World Music, LLC
Executive Producer: Mathew Knowles for Music World Music, LLC

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All Comments (21)
  • @imi3615
    "I would listen to her! Cause I know how it hurts!" That hit home for me.
  • @bts_armymon2526
    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. [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] 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) [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 (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 2] 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
  • @amethyst1241
    But your just a boy.. You don't understand... 😭
  • If I were a boy... There'd be no need for pads And there wouldn't be a time in the month When I was acting very mad... I could shower in peace Without having to shave And in school I could do whatever The teachers let me misbehave....
  • I'm a lesbian. When I was in the closet, I discovered this song and felt like it described me. I was hopelessly in love with my friend. She has a lot of mental health issues and one of her coping mechanisms was dating guys who were older and treated her terribly. They cheated on her, bullied her, stole from her, etc. I hated seeing my friend suffer. I wanted to be what those guys would never be for her. I wanted to take care of her and treat her like the angel she was. But I knew she'd never want me.... because I'm a girl. I'd give her everything... if only I was a boy.
  • @Eric-gb9ty
    Women are perfect. They know what they want, they just have an incredibly difficult time finding it. My heart goes out to all of them.
  • @warrenq.7214
    This song here is deep. Even though my relationship has gone South, it truly makes you reflect.
  • @Jan-fv1ec
    when i first heard this song about 7 years ago, i legit remember thinking it was about a lesbian singing to a girl who she cant get with bc shes also a girl. now listening back to it over the years, i think of it as me singing this to the guy who is currently with the girl of my dreams.
  • @laniebvg
    I listened to this and sang really loud, and my dad told me I sounded like a dying goat lol!!!!
  • This is a song that has different meanings for the listeners this here is classic
  • @KenyanaTelford
    I love Beyoncé so much and she is my favorite singer 😍😍😍😍🎤🎤🎤🎶🎶🔥🔥
  • @karterluca4189
    Omg how does she know exactly how to deliver a song so I drop right in my feels damn queen B
  • I wish guys truly knew what it means to be a woman. Even in 2018 you're judged by your looks, and you're held to impossible standards of not only beauty but morality. You have to be always a mask of woman hood, a Madonna of purity yet expected to be a sex symbol. Men can lie, cheat and have immeasurable sex partners and love is seen as a weakness. I feel this way.