Like A Boy
Ciara feat. Chamillionaire Lyrics

Pull up your pants (just like 'em)
Act more like a man and less like a woman by wearing your pants like men do.

Take out the trash (just like 'em)
Complete household chores like men typically do by taking out the trash.

Gettin' your cash like 'em Fast like 'em
Earn money quickly and efficiently like men do.

Girl, you wanna act like he did (I'm talkin' 'bout) 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)
Behave like a man in your relationship by being secretive with security codes and bank accounts.

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
I wish we could switch roles, so you can feel how it is to be ignored and questioned about your whereabouts while I go out and do my own thing until the wee hours of the morning.

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
If I were cheating, would you still tolerate my behavior or would you expect me to follow the same rules I set for you? Sometimes, I wish I could act like a man and get away with things like playing with someone's emotions like a toy.

Can't be getting mad what, you mad? Can't handle that
Don't get angry because you can't handle my actions or behavior that's more typical of men.

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)
Live like a man by going out and doing what you want, even if it means staying out late and lying to cover up things. Keep everything hidden because what he doesn't know won't hurt him.

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
Imagine if I did what you're doing to me, constantly lying about my whereabouts and making excuses to cover up my actions. Would you like it if I treated you the same way? Perhaps it's time for you to experience how it feels to be in my shoes.

R-A, go, here's the clutch
A call-out to Chamillionaire, the featured artist in the song.

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 treat you the way you treat me, with coldness, distance, and disrespect, how would you feel? You wouldn't like it at all.

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)
If I made you sad or manipulated you like you always do to me, would you expect me to follow the rules or would you let me get away with it? Sometimes, I wish I could act like a man and not care about feelings and emotions. It's not something you can handle.