On ‘Like A Girl’, Lizzo celebrates femininity and identity, singing about succeeding in a male-dominated world. Whilst doing something “like a girl” is used negatively, Lizzo flips the narrative to make “like a girl” a positive.
[Intro]
Uh (Go)
[Verse 1]
Woke up feelin' like I just might run for President
Even if there ain't no precedent, switchin' up the messaging
I'm about to add a little estrogen
Buy my whip by myself, pay my rent by myself
Only exes that I care about are in my fucking chromosomes
I don't really need you, I'm Macaulay Culkin, home alone
Bad bitch, diamonds in my collarbone (Yee, yee)
Buy my whip by myself, pay my rent by myself
[Pre-Chorus]
Sugar, spice, and I'm nice
Show me what you're made of
Crazy, sexy, cool, baby
With or without makeup
Got nothing to prove (Got nothing to prove)
But I'ma show you how I do
[Chorus]
Find me up in Magic City bustin' hundreds by the bands
And I throw it (Like a girl)
Go and throw it (Like a girl)
Hangin' out the 750, feelin' bossy in my city
'Cause I run it (Like a girl)
Run it, run it (Like a girl)
I work my femininity
I make these boys get on their knees
Now watch me do it, watch me do it
Look it, look it, I'ma do it
Like a girl (Like a girl)
Like a girl (Like a girl)
[Verse 2]
Chaka Kahn, "Through the Fire," light the kerosene (We can do it)
Lauryn Hill told me everything is everything (We can do it)
Serena Willy showed me I can win the Wimbledon (We can do it)
Uh, put me on a pedestal, bet on me, bet I will
[Pre-Chorus]
Sugar, spice, and I'm nice
Show me what you're made of
Crazy, sexy, cool, baby
With or without makeup
Got nothing to prove (Got nothing to prove)
But I'ma show you how I do (But I'ma show you how I do)
[Chorus]
Find me up in Magic City bustin' hundreds by the bands
And I throw it (Like a girl)
Go and throw it (Like a girl)
Hangin' out the 750, feelin' bossy in my city
'Cause I run it (Like a girl)
Run it, run it (Like a girl)
I work my femininity
I make these boys get on their knees
Now watch me do it, watch me do it
Look it, look it, I'mma do it
Like a girl (Like a girl)
Like a girl (Like a girl)
[Bridge]
Look, so if you fight like a girl, cry like a girl
Do your thing, run the whole damn world
If you feel like a girl, then you real like a girl
Do your thing, run the whole damn world
If you fight like a girl, cry like a girl
Do your thing, run the whole damn world
If you feel like a girl, then you real like a girl
Do your thing, run the whole damn world
[Chorus]
Find me up in Magic City bustin' hundreds by the bands
And I throw it (Like a girl)
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Go and throw it (Like a girl)
Hangin' out the 750 (Hangin' out the 750, baby)
Feelin' bossy in my city
'Cause I run it (Like a girl) (Yeah, I run it like a girl)
Run it, run it (Like a girl)
I work my femininity (Yeah, I work it baby)
I make these boys get on their knees (Get on your knees, yeah)
Now watch me do it, watch me do it
Look it, look it, I'ma do it (Watch me do it)
Like a girl (Like a girl)
Like a girl (Like a girl, yeah)
[Outro]
Shit, fuck, I didn't know it was ending right there
Like a Girl was written by Lizzo & OAK & Sean Douglas.
Like a Girl was produced by OAK.
Lizzo released Like a Girl on Fri Apr 19 2019.
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