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C-I-A-R-A 00:15
Pull up your pants (just like 'em) 00:21
Take out the trash (just like 'em) 00:23
Gettin' your cash like 'em 00:25
Fast like 'em 00:26
Girl, you wanna act like he did (what I'm talkin' bout') 00:27
Security codes on everything 00:29
On vibrate so your phone don't ever ring 00:31
(Joint account) and another one he don't know about (hey) 00:32
Wish we could switch up the roles and I could be that 00:36
Tell you I love you, but when you call, I never get back 00:40
Would you ask them questions like me, like where you be at? 00:43
'Cause I'm out, four in the morning on the corner, rolling, doing my own thing 00:47
What if I, had a thing on the side 00:50
Made you cry? 00:54
Would the rules change up, or would they still apply? 00:55
If I played you like a toy 00:59
Sometimes I wish I could act like a boy 01:03
Can't be getting mad, what you mad? 01:05
Can't handle that 01:07
Can't be getting mad, what you mad? 01:09
Can't handle that 01:11
Girl, go ahead and be (just like 'em) 01:12
Go run the streets (just like 'em) 01:13
Come home and sleep like 'em, creep like 'em 01:15
Front wit' your friends, act hard when you wit' 'em, like 'em (what?) 01:18
Keep a straight face when you tell a lie 01:20
Always keep an airtight alibi (keep him in the dark) 01:22
What he don't know won't break his heart (ayy) 01:25
Wish we could switch up the roles and I could be that 01:27
Tell you I love you, but when you call, I never get back 01:31
Would you ask them questions like me, like where you be at? 01:34
'Cause I'm out, four in the morning on the corner, rolling, doing my own thing 01:38
What if I, had a thing on the side 01:41
Made you cry? (Made you cry?) 01:44
Would the rules change up, or would they still apply? 01:47
If I played you like a toy 01:50
Sometimes I wish I could act like a boy 01:54
Can't be getting mad, what you mad? 01:56
Can't handle that 01:58
Can't be getting mad, what you mad? 02:00
Can't handle that 02:02
Can't be getting mad, what you mad? 02:03
Can't handle that 02:06
Can't be getting mad, what you mad? 02:07
Can't handle that 02:09
If I was always gone 02:11
With the sun getting home (would you like that?) 02:12
Told you I was with my crew when I knew it wasn't true 02:14
If I act like you 02:18
Walk a mile off in your shoes (would you like that?) 02:19
I'm messing with your head again 02:21
Dose of your own medicine 02:23
What if I, had a thing on the side 02:25
Made you cry? (Made you cry?) 02:28
Would the rules change up, or would they still apply? 02:30
If I played you like a toy 02:34
Sometimes I wish I could act like a boy 02:37
Can't be getting mad, what you mad? 02:40
Can't handle that 02:42
Can't be getting mad, what you mad? 02:43
Can't handle that 02:46
Can't be getting mad, what you mad? 02:47
Can't handle that 02:49
Can't be getting mad, what you mad? 02:51
Can't handle that 02:53
R-A, go 02:55
It's The Clutch 02:59
If I played you, would you like that? (It's Ciara, ha) 03:01
Had friends, would you like that? (It's Ciara, ha, ha) 03:03
Never call, would you like that? (Another one) 03:05
No, no, you wouldn't like that, no 03:07
What you mad? Can't handle that 03:10
What if I, made you cry? 03:11
Would they still apply? 03:15
What if I, if I played you like a toy 03:16
Sometimes I wish I could act like a boy 03:21
03:25
(Can't handle that) 03:29
03:31

Like A Boy

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Ciara
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Lyrics:

[English]

C-I-A-R-A

Pull up your pants (just like 'em)

Take out the trash (just like 'em)

Gettin' your cash like 'em

Fast like 'em

Girl, you wanna act like he did (what I'm talkin' bout')

Security codes on everything

On vibrate so your phone don't ever ring

(Joint account) and another one he don't know about (hey)

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

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

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

Can't be getting mad, what you mad?

Can't handle that

Can't be getting mad, what you mad?

Can't handle that

Girl, go ahead and be (just like 'em)

Go run the streets (just like 'em)

Come home and sleep like 'em, creep like 'em

Front wit' your friends, act hard when you wit' 'em, like 'em (what?)

Keep a straight face when you tell a lie

Always keep an airtight alibi (keep him in the dark)

What he don't know won't break his heart (ayy)

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

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

What if I, had a thing on the side

Made you cry? (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

Can't be getting mad, what you mad?

Can't handle that

Can't be getting mad, what you mad?

Can't handle that

Can't be getting mad, what you mad?

Can't handle that

Can't be getting mad, what you mad?

Can't handle that

If I was always gone

With the sun getting home (would you like that?)

Told you I was with my crew when I knew it wasn't true

If I act like you

Walk a mile off in your shoes (would you like that?)

I'm messing with your head again

Dose of your own medicine

What if I, had a thing on the side

Made you cry? (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

Can't be getting mad, what you mad?

Can't handle that

Can't be getting mad, what you mad?

Can't handle that

Can't be getting mad, what you mad?

Can't handle that

Can't be getting mad, what you mad?

Can't handle that

R-A, go

It's The Clutch

If I played you, would you like that? (It's Ciara, ha)

Had friends, would you like that? (It's Ciara, ha, ha)

Never call, would you like that? (Another one)

No, no, you wouldn't like that, no

What you mad? Can't handle that

What if I, made you cry?

Would they still apply?

What if I, if I played you like a toy

Sometimes I wish I could act like a boy

...

(Can't handle that)

...

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary Meanings

act

/ækt/

B1
  • verb
  • - to do something for a particular purpose

cry

/kraɪ/

A2
  • verb
  • - to produce tears as a result of emotion

love

/lʌv/

A1
  • verb
  • - to have a strong affection for someone

mad

/mæd/

B1
  • adjective
  • - angry or upset

rules

/ruːlz/

B2
  • noun
  • - a set of explicit or understood regulations

switch

/swɪtʃ/

B1
  • verb
  • - to change or exchange something

thing

/θɪŋ/

A1
  • noun
  • - an object or item

toy

/tɔɪ/

A1
  • noun
  • - an object for children to play with

heart

/hɑːrt/

A2
  • noun
  • - the organ that pumps blood in the body

corner

/ˈkɔːrnər/

A2
  • noun
  • - the point where two lines meet

friends

/frɛndz/

A1
  • noun
  • - people whom one knows and has a bond of mutual affection

morning

/ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

A1
  • noun
  • - the period of time from sunrise to noon

home

/hoʊm/

A1
  • noun
  • - the place where one lives

dark

/dɑːrk/

A2
  • adjective
  • - having little or no light

vibrate

/vaɪˈbreɪt/

B2
  • verb
  • - to move or cause to move continuously and rapidly back and forth

codes

/koʊdz/

B2
  • noun
  • - a system of words, letters, or symbols used to represent others

Grammar:

  • What if I, had a thing on the side

    ➔ Conditional sentences (Type 2)

    ➔ The phrase "What if" introduces a hypothetical situation.

  • Would the rules change up, or would they still apply?

    ➔ Modal verbs for speculation

    ➔ The use of "would" indicates a possibility or speculation about the future.

  • Sometimes I wish I could act like a boy

    ➔ Wish + past simple for unreal situations

    ➔ The phrase expresses a desire for something that is not true or possible.

  • Can't be getting mad, what you mad?

    ➔ Informal contractions and questions

    ➔ The phrase uses informal language to express disbelief or confusion.

  • If I act like you

    ➔ Conditional sentences (Type 1)

    ➔ This structure indicates a real possibility in the present or future.

  • What he don't know won't break his heart

    ➔ Negative forms in informal speech

    ➔ The phrase uses a colloquial form of negation to convey a message.

  • If I was always gone

    ➔ Past subjunctive for hypothetical situations

    ➔ This structure expresses a condition that is contrary to fact.