If I Were a Boy - Beyonce (lyrics) If I were a boy, even just for a day I\u0027d roll outta bed in the mornin\u0027 And throw on what I wanted, then go Drink beer with the guys And chase after girls I\u0027d kick it with who I wanted And I\u0027d never get confronted for it \u0027Cause they\u0027d stick up for me If I were a boy I think I could understand How it feels to love a girl I swear I\u0027d be a better man I\u0027d listen to her \u0027Cause I know how it hurts When you lose the one you wanted \u0027Cause he\u0027s taken you for granted And everything you had got destroyed If I were a boy I would turn off my phone Tell everyone it\u0027s broken So they\u0027d think that I was sleepin\u0027 alone I\u0027d put myself first And make the rules as I go \u0027Cause I know that she\u0027d be faithful Waitin\u0027 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\u0027d be a better man I\u0027d listen to her \u0027Cause I know how it hurts When you lose the one you wanted (wanted) \u0027Cause he\u0027s taken you for granted (granted) And everything you had got destroyed It\u0027s a little too late for you to come back Say it\u0027s just a mistake Think I\u0027d forgive you like that If you thought I would wait for you You thought wrong But you\u0027re just a boy You don\u0027t understand Yeah, you don\u0027t understand, oh How it feels to love a girl, someday You\u0027ll wish you were a better man You don\u0027t listen to her You don\u0027t care how it hurts Until you lose the one you wanted \u0027Cause you\u0027ve taken her for granted And everything you have got destroyed But you\u0027re just a boy