If I Were a Boy的詞曲作者包括碧昂斯,而這首歌的英文歌詞如下:
(Verse 1)
If I were a boy
I would feel sorry for your pain
Put you hand back in my pocket like a hero
Girl I’d write you a poem, save a little room in my heart
(Chorus)
But I’m just a man
So I’ll cherish you like a rose that grew from concrete
If I were a boy, I would've saved our love, from devouring fire
But since I’m just a man, I need to know, how it feels to love a girl
(Verse 2)
And I know that our love, would be something that God would approve of
I know you think you know, what love looks like now
But trust me girl, this love, has more history in it now
(Chorus)
But I’m just a man
So I’ll cherish you like a rose that grew from concrete
If I were a boy, I would know how to love, and care for your needs (girl)
But since I’m just a man, there’s no use in pretending (no use in pretending)
(Bridge)
It doesn’t matter what they say, it only matters what we feel inside
We might as well be two lost souls looking for some happiness (two lost souls)
(Chorus)
So baby when you sleep at night, you won’t feel empty inside (empty inside)
And when they throw roses up in my face (and when they throw roses up)
I know they symbolize our love and it’s something that I can’t ignore (I can’t ignore)
(Outro)
So if I were a boy, I would understand, the depth of your love (your love)
And I would cherish you more than any boy could ever do (any boy could ever do)