I Wish I Were a Boy
I wish I were a boy - I wish I didn't care
I'd build a rocket ship and fly it through the air
But I'm just a girl with cupid bows for hands
The vagaries of love - I don't understand
(I wish I were a boy)
I wish I were a bird - with red and silver wings
I'd never speak a word - just glide around and sing
But I'm just a girl with arms and legs and teeth
I stumble when I walk, I stutter when I speak
I wish I were a song - delivered from your lungs
Forming on your lips - slipping from your tongue
But I'm just a girl - that's all I'll ever be
Dissonance and noise set in a minor key
(I wish I were a song)
I wish I were a boy - all dressed up in blue
Why can't you be me? What can't I be you?
I would take your hand - If I were in your place
I'd put flowers in your hair and kisses on your face
(I wish I were a boy)
