歌曲在小字组内横跨2个八度，高音很高，低音很低，伴奏缓慢抒情，高潮部分碧昂斯强有力地唱出了歌曲的灵魂：“如果我是男孩儿，我也可以和喜欢的人混在一起，我也可以毫无顾忌的去泡妞”，讲述了当你失去你爱的人的时候，男孩儿们应该怎样去好好爱一个女人。
If I were a boy
假如我是男孩
Even just for a day
哪怕只有一天
I'd roll outta bed in the morning
清晨我会从床上翻下来
And throw on what I wanted then go
随便套上我想穿的衣服
Drink beer with the guys
和朋友们一块喝酒
And chase after girls
去追求心仪的女孩
I’d kick it with who I wanted
我会痛扁我看不惯的人
And I’d never get confronted for it.
但我永远不用面对这些
Cause they’d stick up for me.
因为兄弟们都挺我
If I were a boy
假如我是男孩
I think I could understand
我想我会懂得
How it feels to love a girl
怎样去爱一个女人
I swear I’d be a better man.
我发誓我会成为一个更好的男人
I’d listen to her
我会听她诉说
Cause I know how it hurts
因为我了解那有多痛
When you lose the one you wanted
当你失去你爱的人(的时候)
Cause he’s taken you for granted
因为他对你的无动于衷
And everything you had got destroyed
你的世界因此而崩溃
If I were a boy
假如我是个男孩
I would turn off my phone
我会关掉我的电话
Tell everyone it’s broken
告诉别人它(电话)坏了
So they’d think that I was sleepin’ alone
让他们以为我是一个人睡
I’d put myself first
我会把自己放在首位
And make the rules as I go
我会做我自己想做的事情
Cause I know that she’d be faithful
因为我知道她会对我忠诚
Waitin’ for me to come home (to come home)
一直等着我回家 (回家)
If I were a boy
假如我是男孩
I think I could understand
我想我会懂得
How it feels to love a girl
怎样去爱一个女人
I swear I’d be a better man.
我发誓我会成为一个更好的男人
I’d listen to her
我会听她诉说
Cause I know how it hurts
因为我了解那有多痛
When you lose the one you wanted
当你失去你爱的人(的时候)
Cause he’s taken you for granted
因为他对你的无动于衷
And everything you had got destroyed
你的世界因此而崩溃
It's a little too late for you to come back
现在你回头已经太晚了
Say it's just a mistake
说那只是一个错误
Think I'd forgive you like that
认为我会像你想的那个样子原谅你
If you thought I would wait for you
如果你认为我会等着你
You thought wrong
那你就错了
But you're just a boy
但你恰恰是一个男孩
You don't understand (yeah you don't understand, oh)
你不懂(是的 你不懂，oh)
How it feels to love a girl
爱一个女孩是怎样的感觉
Someday you wish you were a better man
将来有一天 你会希望你是一个更好的男人
You don't listen to her
你不倾听她的话
You don't care how it hurts
你不在乎那是怎样的伤害
Until you lose the one you wanted
直到你失去你心爱的那个人
'Cause you're taking her for granted
因为你把她的付出当成理所当然
And everything you had got destroyed
一切都被你摧毁
But you're just a boy
你只是一个男孩。
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