The Man

Album: Lover (2019)
Charted: 21 23
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  • I would be complex
    I would be cool
    They'd say I played the field before
    I found someone to commit to
    And that would be okay
    For me to do
    Every conquest I had made
    Would make me more of a boss to you

    I'd be a fearless leader
    I'd be an alpha type
    When everyone believes ya
    What's that like?

    I'm so sick of running
    As fast as I can
    Wondering if I'd get there quicker
    If I was a man
    And I'm so sick of them
    Coming at me again
    'Cause if I was a man
    Then I'd be the man
    I'd be the man
    I'd be the man

    They'd say I hustled
    Put in the work
    They wouldn't shake their heads
    And question how much of this I deserve
    What I was wearing, if I was rude
    Could all be separated from my good ideas and power moves
    And we would toast to me, oh, let the players play
    I'd be just like Leo, in Saint-Tropez

    I'm so sick of running
    As fast as I can
    Wondering if I'd get there quicker
    If I was a man
    And I'm so sick of them
    Coming at me again
    'Cause if I was a man
    Then I'd be the man
    I'd be the man
    I'd be the man, yeah

    What's it like to brag about raking in dollars
    And getting bitches and models?
    And it's all good if you're bad
    It's okay if you're mad

    If I was out flashin' my dollars
    I'd be a bitch, not a baller
    They'd paint me out to be bad
    So it's okay that I'm mad

    I'm so sick of running
    As fast as I can
    Wondering if I'd get there quicker
    If I was a man, you know that
    And I'm so sick of them
    Coming at me again
    'Cause if I was a man
    Then I'd be the man, then I'd be the man, yeah
    Yeah, I'd be the man, yeah
    Well, I'd be the man
    I'd be the man

    If I was a man
    Then I'd be the man Writer/s: Joel Little, Taylor Swift
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • David Beakel from CaliforniaOh nonsense, everyone saying this song is "taking a stand" against the patriarchy - when she not only says, "If I was a man, I'd be The Man " but repeats it multiple times. You can't take a stand against something then say, "but if I was in their shoes, I'd do the same thing." Besides, those are the men she likes, the billionaire types. This song is actually a ringing endorsement, maybe along w some envy, of the almost exclusively male, .1% club. And it's certainly not any expression of feminism, but more like the opposite. Stop lying and misrepresenting things!
  • Kat from New OrleansShe's literally the music industry.
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