If I Had Been A Girl

Verse 1 If I had been a girl Back when lockers slammed And the bell rang loud Like the world had plans I’d have walked those halls With my head held high Learning who I was In plain daylight Borrowed sweaters Lipstick stains Passing notes With my real name Not hiding in shadows Not holding my breath Just living that life Everybody else gets Chorus If I had been a girl Those four small years I’d have learned my heart Before I learned fear First kiss stolen By the gym wall light If I had been a girl I’d remember those nights Verse 2 I’d catch his eye In the hallway line Feel that spark I still feel sometimes Laugh too loud Turn red too fast Practice smiles In the bathroom glass Try out once For cheerleading Fall short But still believe Ride home talking ‘Bout the dance Dream too big Take my chance Chorus If I had been a girl I’d have worn that dress Hands shaking Trying not to guess Who’d ask who Who’d call tonight If I had been a girl I’d know how that felt inside Bridge I know it wouldn’t Have all been kind I know the world Was a harder time But pain shared Is still a life And silence costs You every night I don’t wish away The road I walked Just the chapters I never got Some dreams don’t fade They just wait Quiet as names You never say Verse 3 Prom night lights Spinning slow Corsage pinned Careful, close One photo Folded away Just proof I lived That way Graduation day Cap pulled low Hearing my name And finally knowing This was me All along Not a secret Not a song Final Chorus If I had been a girl I’d remember more Than what I hid Or what I wore I’d remember love Before disguise If I had been a girl I’d see myself in my own eyes Outro I wasn’t born one That’s the truth But she lived in me All through my youth And every dream Still softly swirls Of who I was If I had been a girl