If I Were a Man

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 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 I'd finally do what I could, but I can't If I were a man Eloise, I must tell you something Tell me I've learned to know of a woman who's come to be with child Is it a lady or a maid? It's a maid Oh, I didn't know any of your maids were married She's not married She's not married? How does a woman come to be with child if she's not married? I don't know We need to find out, so it doesn't happen to us! 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 But if I were a man I'd summer in Cannes Maybe play in the sand And wear my own pants I'd have the whole world in the palm of my hand I'd finally fly far away from the nest If I were a man There'll be no ladies and lords Just the world to explore And I don't care if it's all blood and gore 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 squawk Or never leave unless for a delicate walk Whoa, whoa, whoa What if I, what if I want to fly? 'Cause if I were a man I'd go to Bhutan Maybe play in the sand And learn to speak French I'd have the whole world in the palm of my hand I'd 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 I'd finally do what I could, but I can't If I were a man