If I Were a Boy / You Oughta Know (GRAMMYs on CBS)
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 then 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, 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
An older version of me Mr. Duplicity? I hate to bug you in the middle of dinner
But it was a slap in the face How quickly I was replaced And are you thinking of me when you fuck her?
'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? 'Til 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 that you did that shit You, you, you oughta know
But you're just a boy Baby you don't understand Until you lose the one you wanted Cause you're taking her for granted And everything you had got destroyed