[Verse 1] I guess I have to be a lady Smiling and waving Constantly obeying I guess I need a prince To come and save me Even if I don't need saving I guess I must sit on a throne I don't own Raising the babies we made all alone I guess as a lady there's just some things I'll never know...
[Chorus 1] But if I were a man I'd go to Japan Maybe swim in the Seine And learn to speak French I'd have the whole world in the palm of my hand And finally do, what I could, 'cause I can If I were a man!
[Verse 2] I guess I have to go to banquets Banquets make me anxious Acting rather shameless I guess I need a gown Down past my ankles Doing up my hair in tangles I guess I have to... "Sit still and look pretty! Dance 'til I'm proper dizzy!" Throw away the life That I've been missing
[Chorus 2] But if I were a man I'd summer in Can! Maybe play in the sand And wear my own pants! I'd have the whole world in the palm of my hand I'd probably fly far away from the nest If I were a man!
[Bridge] No more ladies and lords Just a world to explore And I don't care if it's all just a bore! No extravagant balls! Or gentlemen calls! And I don't give a rat if he's handsome and tall I don't want to settle and squak [?] Oh! What if I, what if I want... I...
[Chorus 1] But if I were a man I'd go to Japan Maybe swim in the Seine And learn to speak French I'd have the whole world in the palm of my hand And finally do, what I could, but I can't If I were a man If I were a man! I'd have the whole world in the palm of my hand And finally do, what I could, but I can't If I were a manTeksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.
