Like A Boy
Ciara/Petey Pablo Lyrics

Pull up your pants (just like 'em)
Be responsible and mature, just like men are expected to be.

Take out the trash (just like 'em)
Do the unpleasant chores just like men do, rather than expecting them to be done by someone else.

Gettin' your cash like 'em Fast like 'em
Succeed in work and make money just like men do, while also being quick and efficient.

Girl, you wanna act like he did (I'm talkin' 'bout)
Women want to emulate men's success and power, and behave like them in society.

Security codes on everything On vibrate so your phone don't ever ring (never ring) Joint account and another one he don't know about (hey)
Be secretive and cunning, just like men can be, to protect oneself financially and emotionally, even from one's own partner.

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 (oh) 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
Sometimes, women wish they could be like men, and be free to pursue their own interests and be less responsible in their relationships.

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
What if I was unfaithful or hurt you emotionally, would the relationship still be controlled by the same rules? Sometimes, women wish they could be as careless and unemotional as men in relationships.

Can't be getting mad what, you mad? Can't handle that
You cannot handle me acting like a man, and that makes you angry and frustrated.

Girl, go ahead and be (just like 'em) Go run the streets (just like 'em) Go home, missin' sleep like 'em, creep like 'em Front wit' your friends Act hard when you wit' 'em, like 'em 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 (hey)
Women can behave like men in all aspects of their life, from partying to lying, and that's okay as long as they are able to keep secrets and avoid getting caught.

If I was always gone Let the sun beat me home (would you like that?) Told you I was with my crew when I knew it wasn't true if I act like you (would you like that?) Walked a mile up in your shoes (would you like that?) Messing with your head again Dose of your own medicine
If I behaved like a man, and treated you poorly and distanced myself emotionally, would you be able to handle that? Sometimes, women would like to see men experience the same hurt and disappointment that women face every day.

R-A, go, here's the clutch If I paged you (would you like that?) Had friends (would you like that?) Never call (would you like that?) No, no, you wouldn't like that, no
If I behaved like a man in every aspect of our relationship, would you be happy about it? Most probably, men wouldn't like women to be equally emotionally detached or disinterested.

What if I, made you cry? Would they still apply? What if I, if I played you like a toy Sometimes I wish I did act like a boy (Can't handle that)
What if I hurt you emotionally, would you still be okay with me being unemotional in our relationship? Sometimes, women do wish they could be more like men and break the societal norms and expectations.