If I were a boy even just for one 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
Oh, 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 you've taking her 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, yeah right
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, to come home, to come home
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
I want you to know that I'm happy for you
And I want nothing but the best for you both
And all the version of me, Mr. Duplicity
I hate to bug you in the middle of dinner
It was a slap in the face how quickly I was replaced
Baby, weren't you thinking of me when you, what?
'Cause the love that you gave that we made
Wasn't able to make it enough for you to be open wide, no
And every time you speak her name
Does she know how you told me you'd hold me until you died
Till you died but you're still alive
And I'm here to remind you
Of the mess you left when you went away
It's not fair to deny me
Of the cross you bear when you did that
You, you, you oughta know
It's for just a boy, baby, you don't understand
Until you lose the one you wanted
'Cause you've taken her for granted
And everything you had got destroyed
If I Were A BoyCalifornia LoveYou Oughta Know [Live]
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After all is said and done done All I Could Do Was Cry At Last Ave Maria Baby Boy Baby Boy [Album Version] Baby Boy [DVD][Live] Baby Boy [G-Mix] Back up Back Up [*] Be with You Be With You [DVD][Live] Beautiful Liar Beautiful Liar [Bello Embustero] Beautiful Liar [Freemasons Club Edit] Beautiful Liar [Freemasons Club Vox Mix] Beautiful Liar [Freemasons Dub Vox] Beautiful Liar [Freemasons Radio Vox] Beautiful Liar [Instrumental] Beautiful Liar [Instrumental] Beautiful Liar [Maurice Joshua New Main Mix] Beautiful Liar [Spanglish] Beautiful liar spanglish Best thing i ever had Beyoncé (Interlude) Beyoncé Interlude Beyonce interlude Broken-Hearted Girl Broken-Hearted Girl Broken-Hearted Girl [Album Version] Broken-Hearted Girl [Catalyst Remix] Broken-Hearted Girl [DVD] Cards never lie Check on It Check on It [DJ Spin One Remix] Check on It [DVD] Check on It [From the Pink Panther][*] Check up on it Crazy in Love Crazy in Love [46664 Version] Crazy in Love [DVD][Live] Crazy in Love [DVD][Live] Crazy in Love [No Rap Version] Crazy in Love [Rockwilder Remix] Crazy in love love Creole [*] Daddy Dance for You [Video] Dangerously in Love Dangerously in Love [DVD][Live] Dangerously in Love 2 Deja Vu Deja Vu [Freemasons Club Mix - No Rap] Deja Vu [Freemasons Club Mix] Deja Vu [Offer Nissim Rx] Deja vu 2 Deja vu live Deja vu vu Disappear Disappear Diva Diva Diva [Karmatronic Club Remix] Diva! Ego Ego [*] Ego [Fan Exclusive] Ego [Instrumental] Ego [Remix][Multimedia Track] Ego remix Everything I Do Fever Fever [DVD][Live] Flaws and All Flaws and All [DVD] Flaws and all all Freakum Dress Get Me Bodied Get Me Bodied [DVD][Mix] Get Me Bodied [Extended Mix] Get Me Bodied [Extended Mix][Multimedia Track] Get Me Bodied [Instrumental] Gift from Virgo Gift from Virgo [DVD] Gift from Virgo [DVD][Live] Green Light Halo Halo [DVD] Halo [Instrumental] Halo [Take] Have Your Way He s my man He Still Loves Me Hello Hello [Instrumental] Hip Hop Star Hip Hop Star [DVD][Live] Holly wood Honesty Honesty [*] I Care I d rather be with you I Got That I Got That [Instrumental] I love you I Miss You I Wanna Be Where You AreWelcome To Hollywood [Live... If If I Were a Boy If I Were a Boy If I Were a Boy [Album Version] If I Were a Boy [Instrumental] If I Were a Boy/You Oughta Know Irreplaceable Irreplaceable [Album Version] Irreplaceable [Album Version] Irreplaceable [Blu-Ray] Irreplaceable [DVD] Irreplaceable [Irreemplazable] Irreplaceable [Irreemplazable][Mix] Irreplaceable [Live] Irreplaceable [Nortena Remix] Irreplaceable remix feat ghost killah Its hard to forget you Jail Keep Giving Your Love to Me Keep Giving Your Love to Me Kick him out Kitty Kat Krazy in Luv [Rockwilder Remix] Listen Listen [Blu-Ray] Listen [DVD] Listen [from Dreamgirls][Multimedia Track] Listen [From the Motion Picture Dreamgirls] Listen [Oye] Listen listen Lost yo mind Love Me Myself & I [Album Edit] Me myself and i i Me myself and i junior s remix Me, Myself & I Me, Myself & I [Eastern Delight Mix] Me, Myself & I [Radio Edit] Me, Myself and I Me, Myself and I Fanfare) Fanfare) [Blu-Ray] Me, Myself and I [DVD] Me, Myself and I [DVD][Live] Mixed snakes My First Time My first time time My heart still beats Naughty Girl Naughty Girl [Album Version] Naughty Girl [Calderone Quayle Club Mix Edit][Edit... Naughty Girl [Calderone Quayle Club Mix] Naughty Girl [DVD][Live] Naughty Girl [Live Video][Multimedia Track] Naughty girl remix Oye Party Party [Video] Poison poison Put a ring on it Radio Rather Die Young Resentment Ring the Alarm Ring the Alarm ilhouse Confessions) [Blu-Ray] Ring the Alarm [Album Version] Ring the Alarm [DVD] Ring the Alarm [Freemasons Club Mix Radio Edit] Ring the Alarm [Freemasons Club Mix Radio Edit] Ring the Alarm [Instrumental] Ring the Alarm [Jazze Pha Remix] Ring the Alarm [Karmatronic Remix] Ring the Alarm [Migtight Remix] Ring the Alarm [Multimedia Track] Ring the alarm alarm Run the World (Girls) Satellites Satellites Save the hero Save the Hero [*] Scared of Lonely Scared of Lonely [*] Sexuality Signs Signs signs Silent Night Single Ladies Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) [Album Version] Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) [DJ Escape & Tony... Single Ladies [Karaoke Version] [Instrumental][Ver... Single ladies put a ring on it Smash into You Smash Into You [*] Speechless Speechless [Blu-Ray] Speechless [DVD] Speechless [DVD][Live] Still in Love (Kissing You) Still in love kissing you Suga Mama Suga Mama [DVD] Suga mama mama Summertime Summertime [DVD] Summertime [DVD][Live] Sweet Dreams Sweet Dreams Sweet Dreams [Album Version] [Version] Sweet Dreams [DVD] Sweet dreams remix feat lil wayne nicki minaj Sweet DreamsDangerously In LoveSweet Love [Live] Swing Low, Sweet Chariot Telephone [Alphabeat Remix] Telephone [Crookers Vocal Remix] Telephone [Passion Pit Remix] That s why you re beautiful beautiful That's Why You're BeautifulBeautiful Ones [Live] Thats how you like it The closer i get to you Tribute to matthew knowles Trust in Me Until the End of Time Upgrade U Video Phone Video Phone Video Phone [Extended Remix] [*] Video Phone [Instrumental] Video Phone [Instrumental] [Instrumental] Video phone extended remix extended remix Video phone remix Video phone remix remix Welcome to Hollywood Welcome to hollywood wood Why don t you love me Wishing on a Star Wishing on a Star [Remix] Wishing on a Star [Remix] Wishing on a star live Work It Out Work It Out [*] Work It Out [DVD][Live] Work It Out [Live Video][Multimedia Track] Work It Out [Nu Rock Mix] Work it out out Work It Out Sax IntroWork It Out [Live] World Wide Woman World wide women Yes Yes [DVD][Live] You are my rock
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