If I Were A Boy

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	<div class="pi-data-value pi-font">Ariana Grande</div>
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		<h3 class="pi-data-label pi-secondary-font">Release Date</h3>
	
	<div class="pi-data-value pi-font">September 22 2011</div>
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	<div class="pi-data-value pi-font">3:09</div>
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		<h3 class="pi-data-label pi-secondary-font">Original Singer</h3>
	
	<div class="pi-data-value pi-font">[[wikipedia:Beyoncé|Beyoncé]]</div>
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<p data-rte-fromparser="true">"<b>If I Were A Boy</b>" was a cover posted by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ariana%20Grande%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ariana%20Grande%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAriana%20Grande%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="210122-3682371845d87e2cecdc7b" href="/wiki/Ariana_Grande" title="Ariana Grande">Ariana Grande</a> on her <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22YouTube%20channel%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Osnapitzari%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BOsnapitzari%7CYouTube%20channel%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="210122-3682371845d87e2cecdc7b" href="/wiki/Osnapitzari" title="Osnapitzari" class="mw-redirect">YouTube channel</a>, but she then deleted it. However, it is available on YouTube by other channels.
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<p data-rte-fromparser="true">If I were a boy<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->Even just for a day<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->I'd roll outta bed in the morning<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->And throw on what I wanted and go<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->Drink beer with the guys<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->And chase after girls<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->I'd kick it with who I wanted<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->And I'd never get confronted for it<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->Cause they'd stick up for me<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->If I were a boy<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->I think I could understand<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->How it feels to love a girl<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->I swear I'd be a better man<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->I'd listen to her<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->Cause I know how it hurts<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->When you lose the one you wanted<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->Cause he's taken you for granted<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->And everything you had got destroyed<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->If I were a boy<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->I would turn off my phone<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->Tell everyone it's broken<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->So they'd think that I was sleepin' alone<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->I'd put myself first<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->And make the rules as I go<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->Cause I'd know that she'd be faithful<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->Waitin' for me to come home<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->To come home<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->If I were a boy<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->I think I could understand<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->How it feels to love a girl<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->I swear I’d be a better man<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->I’d listen to her<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->Cause I know how it hurts<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->When you lose the one you wanted (wanted)<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->Cause he’s taken you for granted (granted)<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->And everything you had got destroyed<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->It's a little too late for you to come back<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->Say it's just a mistake<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->Think I'd forgive you like that<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->If you thought I would wait for you<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->You thought wrong<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->But you’re just a boy<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->You don’t understand<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->Yeah you don’t understand<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->How it feels to love a girl someday<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->You'll wish you were a better man<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->You don’t listen to her<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->You don’t care how it hurts<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->Until you lose the one you wanted<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->Cause you’ve taken her for granted<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->And everything you have got destroyed<br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><br />&nbsp;<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->But you’re just a boy...
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