Ciara – Like A Boy (Video Version) lyrics

[SPOKEN:]
2007.
Ladies, I think it's time to switch roles.
C-I-A-R-A, c'mon.

Pull up your pants just like him,
Take out the trash just like him,
Getting your cash like him, fast like him,
Girl, you wanna act like he did.
I'm talking 'bout security codes on everything,
On vibrate so your phone don't ever ring.
A foreign account and another one he don't know about.
Wish we could switch up the roles and I could be that,
Tell you I love you, but when you call, I never get back.
Would you ask them questions like me, like, "Where you be at?"
'Cause I'm out four in the morning,
on the corner rolling, doing my own thing.

What if I had a thing on the side, made you cry,
Would the rules change up or would they still apply
If I played you like a toy? Sometimes, I wish I could act like a boy.
(Can't be getting mad, but you mad, can't handle that,
Can't be getting mad, but you mad, can't handle that.)

Wish we could switch up the roles and I could be that.
Girl, go 'head and be just like him,
Go run the streets just like him,
Go home missing sleep like him, creep like him,
Front with your friends, act hard when you with 'em like him.
Keep a straight face when you tell a lie,
Always keep an airtight alibi.
Keep it hid in the dark, what he don't know won't break his heart.
Wish we could switch up the roles and I could be that,
Tell you I love you,
[INSTRUMENTAL,]
but when you call, I never get back.
Would you ask them questions like me, like, "Where you be at?"
'Cause I'm out four in the morning,
on the corner rolling, doing my own thing.

What if I had a thing on the side, made you cry,
Would the rules change up or would they still apply
If I played you like a toy? Sometimes, I wish I could act like a boy.
(Can't be getting mad, but you mad, can't handle that,
Can't be getting mad, but you mad, can't handle that.
Can't be getting mad, but you mad, can't handle that,
Can't be getting mad, but you mad, can't handle that.)

If I was always gone, hit the sun getting home, (would you like that?)
I told you I was with my crew when I knew it wasn't true.
If I act like you, walked a mile off in your shoes, (would you like that?)
Messing with your head again, dose of your own medicine.

(Oh-oh,
Oh-oh.)
[INSTRUMENTAL]
(Oh-oh.)
Let's fly, (c'mon!)
Let's fly,
Ladies, let's fly!

If I paged you, would you like that? Had friends, would you like that?
With a car, would you like that? Hell, nah, you wouldn't like that, no.
(You mad, can't handle that.
Why you getting mad? You mad, can't handle that.)

What if I had a thing on the side, made you cry,
Would the rules change up or would they still apply
If I played you like a toy? Sometimes, I wish I could act like a boy.
(Can't be getting mad, but you mad, can't handle that,
Can't be getting mad,) but you mad, can't handle that,
(Can't be getting mad,) but you mad, can't handle that,
(Can't be getting mad,) but you mad, can't handle that.

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C-I-A-R-A
Come on

Pull up your pants, just like him
Take out the trash, just like him
Getting your cash like him, fast like him
Girl u wanna act like he did
I’m talking bout, security codes on everything
On vibrate so your phone don’t ever ring
A foreign account and another one he don’t know about

Wish we could switch up the roles and I could be that
Tell you I love you, but when you call, I never get back
Would you ask them questions like me, like where you be at
Cuz I’m out, 4 in the morning on the corner rolling doing my own thing

What if I had a thing on the side
Made you cry
Would the rules change up or would they still apply
If I played you like a toy
Sometimes I wish I could act like a boy
Can’t be getting mad, but u mad, can’t handle that (x4)

Girl go ahead and be just like him
Go run the streets like him
Go home missin sleep like em, creep like em
Front wit ur friends, act hard when u with them like him
Keep a straight face when you tell a lie
Always keep an airtight alibi
Keep it hid in the dark
What he don’t know won’t break his heart

Wish we could switch up the roles and I could be that
Tell you I love you, but when you call, I never get back
Would you ask them questions like me, like where you be at
Cuz I’m out, 4 in the morning on the corner rolling doing my own thing

What if I had a thing on the side
Made you cry
Would the rules change up or would they still apply
If I played you like a toy
Sometimes I wish I could act like a boy
Can’t be getting mad, but u mad, can’t handle that (x4)

If I was always gone
Hit the sun getting home (Would you like that?)
I told u I was with my crew when I knew it wasn’t true
If I act like u
Walked a mile off in ur shoes (Would you like that?)
Messing with ur head again
Dose of your own medicine

What if I had a thing on the side
Made you cry
Would the rules change up or would they still apply
If I played you like a toy
Sometimes I wish I could act like a boy
Can’t be getting mad, but u mad, can’t handle that (x4)

C-I-A-R-A go, here’s the clutch…
If I paged u (would you like that?)
Had friends (would you like that?)
With a car (would you like that?)
Hell nah, You wouldn’t like that, no!
What if I' If I, played you like a toy,
Sometimes I wish I could act like a boy
Can’t handle that…