《If I Were A Boy》这首歌是由美国性感女神Beyonce 《IAm...Sasha Fierce》中的一首主打曲，并在2008年10月作为《I Am...》碟中的首支单曲，并与《Sasha Fierce》碟中的《Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)》并行发行。

歌曲在小字组内横跨2个八度，高音很高，低音很低，伴奏缓慢抒情，高潮部分碧昂斯强有力地唱出了歌曲的灵魂：“如果我是男孩儿，我也可以和喜欢的人混在一起，我也可以毫无顾忌的去泡妞”，讲述了当你失去你爱的人的时候，男孩儿们应该怎样去好好爱一个女人。

If I were a boy

假如我是男孩

Even just for a day

哪怕只有一天

I'd roll outta bed in the morning

清晨我会从床上翻下来

And throw on what I wanted then go

随便套上我想穿的衣服

Drink beer with the guys

和朋友们一块喝酒

And chase after girls

去追求心仪的女孩

I’d kick it with who I wanted

我会痛扁我看不惯的人

And I’d never get confronted for it.

但我永远不用面对这些

Cause they’d stick up for me.

因为兄弟们都挺我

If I were a boy

假如我是男孩

I think I could understand

我想我会懂得

How it feels to love a girl

怎样去爱一个女人

I swear I’d be a better man.

我发誓我会成为一个更好的男人

I’d listen to her

我会听她诉说

Cause I know how it hurts

因为我了解那有多痛

When you lose the one you wanted

当你失去你爱的人(的时候)

Cause he’s taken you for granted

因为他对你的无动于衷

And everything you had got destroyed

你的世界因此而崩溃

If I were a boy

假如我是个男孩

I would turn off my phone

我会关掉我的电话

Tell everyone it’s broken

告诉别人它(电话)坏了

So they’d think that I was sleepin’ alone

让他们以为我是一个人睡

I’d put myself first

我会把自己放在首位

And make the rules as I go

我会做我自己想做的事情

Cause I know that she’d be faithful

因为我知道她会对我忠诚

Waitin’ for me to come home (to come home)

一直等着我回家 (回家)

If I were a boy

假如我是男孩

I think I could understand

我想我会懂得

How it feels to love a girl

怎样去爱一个女人

I swear I’d be a better man.

我发誓我会成为一个更好的男人

I’d listen to her

我会听她诉说

Cause I know how it hurts

因为我了解那有多痛

When you lose the one you wanted

当你失去你爱的人(的时候)

Cause he’s taken you for granted

因为他对你的无动于衷

And everything you had got destroyed

你的世界因此而崩溃

It's a little too late for you to come back

现在你回头已经太晚了

Say it's just a mistake

说那只是一个错误

Think I'd forgive you like that

认为我会像你想的那个样子原谅你

If you thought I would wait for you

如果你认为我会等着你

You thought wrong

那你就错了

But you're just a boy

但你恰恰是一个男孩

You don't understand (yeah you don't understand, oh)

你不懂(是的 你不懂，oh)

How it feels to love a girl

爱一个女孩是怎样的感觉

Someday you wish you were a better man

将来有一天 你会希望你是一个更好的男人

You don't listen to her

你不倾听她的话

You don't care how it hurts

你不在乎那是怎样的伤害

Until you lose the one you wanted

直到你失去你心爱的那个人

'Cause you're taking her for granted

因为你把她的付出当成理所当然

And everything you had got destroyed

一切都被你摧毁

But you're just a boy

你只是一个男孩。