《If I Were a Boy》由託比·蓋德和BC·簡共同創作，其靈感來源於BC·簡她本人所認為是真心且艱難的一段戀情
在創作過程中，BC·簡花費十五分鐘完成該歌曲的旋律及歌詞。
歌詞的創作方式是每當BC·簡說過什麼有趣的言論後，託比·蓋德就拿出錄音機把她的話錄下來，並寫入歌曲中。
If I were a boy
如果我是個男孩
Even just for a day
就算只是一天
I‘ roll out of bed in the morning
早上起床後
And throw on what I wanted and go
穿上我想穿的衣服就出門
Drink beer with the guys
和哥兒們喝點小酒
And chase after girls
和美女打情罵俏
I’d kick it with who I wanted
看到誰不順眼就扁
And I‘d ever get confronted for it
反正不用負責
Because they’d stick up for me
因為哥兒們會掩護我
If I were a boy
如果我是個男孩
I think I could understand
我想我可以瞭解
How it feels to love a girl
要怎樣去愛一個女孩
I swear I‘d be a better man
我發誓我可以是個好男人
I’d listen to her
我傾聽她的每句話
Cause I know how it hurts
因為我知道當你失去摯愛
When you lose the one you wanted
後那心痛的感覺
Cause he‘s taken you for granted
因為他將你的付出視為理所當然
And everything you had got destroyed
將你的一切全部摧毀
If I were a boy
如果我是個男生
I would turn off my phone
我可以關掉手機
Tell everyone its broken
然後說是手機壞了
So they think
那他們會認為
that I was sleeping alone
我是一個人睡
I’d put myself first
我只要照著自己
And make the rules as I go
想走的方向去就好了
Cause I know that she‘d be faithful
反正她乖乖的
Waiting for me to come home （to come home）
等我回家
If I were a boy
如果我是男生
I think I could understand
我想我可以瞭解
How it feels to love a girl
要怎樣去愛一個女孩
I swear I’d be a better man
我發誓我可以是個好男人
I‘d listen to her
我傾聽她的每句話
Cause I know how it hurts
因為我知道當你失去你愛的人那種傷痛
When you lose the one you wanted （wanted）
Cause he’s taken you for granted （granted）
因為他將你的付出視為理所當然
And everything you had got destroyed
將你的一切全部摧毀
It‘s a little too late for you to come back
現在回頭對你來說太晚了
Say its just a mistake
承認那是個錯誤
Think I forgive you like that
還想我會原諒你
If you thought I would wait for you
如果你還認為我會等你
You thought wrong
你真的大錯特錯了
But you’re just a boy
你只是個男生
You don‘t understand
你不懂
（yea you don’t understand）
How it feels to love a girl
怎麼去深愛一個女孩
Someday you’ll wish you were a better man
直到某天你會希望成為一個好男人
You don‘t listen to her
你從不聽她說
You don’t care how it hurts
你也不會懂那有多痛苦
Until you lose the one you wanted
直到你自己也失去了才會瞭解
Cause you‘ve taken her for granted
因為你所認知的理所當然
And everything you had got destroyed
一切都會被摧毀
But you’re just a boy…
但你只是個男生
英文歌曲
