The Boy Is Mine
Brandy Lyrics

The boy is mine, the boy is mine
Repeating that the boy is hers and not her rival's.

Excuse me can I please talk to you for a minute?
Asking permission to have a conversation.

Uh huh sure, you know you look kinda familiar
Acknowledging recognition of her rival.

Yeah you do to, but I just wanted to know do you know somebody named?
Asking if her rival knows the guy they are both interested in.

You know his name
Confirming that her rival does know the guy's name.

Well I just want to let you that he's mine
Asserting that the guy her rival knows belongs to her.

Huh no, no he's mine
Her rival disagrees, and also asserts that he is hers.

You need to give it up
Telling her rival to back off.

Had about enough
Saying she's reached her limit with her rival's interference.

It's not hard to see
Making it clear that she believes the guy belongs to her.

I'm sorry that you
Apologizing to her rival for the situation they find themselves in.

Seem to be confused
Saying her rival doesn't understand the situation.

He belongs to me
Asserting that the guy her rival knows belongs to her, not her rival.

Think it's time we got this straight
Proposing a face-to-face conversation to resolve the situation.

Sit and talk face to face
Describing how they should resolve this.

There is no way you could mistake
Denying that they guy belongs to her rival.

Him for your man, are you insane?
Asking whether her rival is crazy for thinking the guy is hers.

You see I know that you may be
Saying she's aware her rival might be jealous.

Just a bit jealous of me
Acknowledging that her rival might be envious of her.

But you're blind if you can't see
Saying her rival is oblivious if she can't see that the guy belongs to her.

That his love is all in me
Claiming that the guy only loves her.

See I tried to hesitate
Explaining that she didn't want to say too much.

I didn't want to say what he told me
Saying that the guy confided in her.

He said without me he couldn't make it
Revealing that the guy is dependent on her.

Through the day, ain't that a shame?
Expressing pity that he needs her so much.

But maybe you misunderstood
Suggesting that her rival might have misconstrued something.

'Cause I can't see how he could
Implying that things between the guy and her are perfect and thus unlikely to change.

Wanna change something that's so good
Saying the guy is unlikely to want to change anything between them since they're doing well.

All my love was all it took (the boy is mine)
Saying that her love alone is all the guy needs and that he belongs to her.

Must you do the things you do?
Asking why her rival is acting the way she is.

You keep on acting like a fool
Saying she thinks her rival is being foolish.

You need to know it's me not you
Reminding her rival that she's the one the guy loves, not her rival.

And if you didn't know it, girl it's true
Affirming that she's telling the truth about the guy belonging to her.

I think that you should realize
Suggesting that her rival should come to an understanding of the situation.

And try to understand why
Encouraging her rival to understand why the guy likes her.

He is a part of my life
Saying that the guy is an essential element of her life.

I know it's killing you inside
Suggesting that her rival is feeling jealous and upset about her relationship with the guy.

You can say what you wanna say
Indicating that her rival is free to state her opinions.

What we have you can't take
Asserting that her rival can't take the guy away from her.

From the truth you can't escape
Saying that her rival must confront the reality of the situation.

I can tell the real from the fake
Saying she can distinguish between real love and fake love.

When will you get the picture
Asking why her rival hasn't understood the situation yet.

You're the past, I'm the future
Implying that the guy's past with her rival is irrelevant, and that she's the one who matters now.

Get away, it's my time to shine
Saying it's her turn to be happy with the guy, and that her rival should leave.

If you didn't know, the boy is mine, ohh
Explicitly stating that the guy is hers, not her rival's.

You can't destroy this love I found
Saying that her rival can't interfere with her relationship and destroy her love.

Your silly games I won't allow
Announcing that she won't tolerate her rival's attempts to sabotage her relationship.

The boy is mine without a doubt
Declaring that there is no question that the guy belongs to her.

You might as well throw in the towel
Saying that her rival should give up trying to take the guy away from her.

What makes you think that he wants you
Asking her rival why she thinks the guy is interested in her.

When I'm the one that brought him to
Saying that she introduced the guy to her rival.

The special place that's in my heart?
Suggesting that the guy loves her because she occupied a special place in his heart first.

He was my love right from the start
Claiming that the guy has been in love with her from the very beginning.

Not yours, but mine (x4)
Repeating that the guy is hers, not her rival's.