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If by Beyoncé

TRACK

Beyoncé

If

Release date: 3rd September 2006

From B'Day (Deluxe Edition)
Track 10
3:18
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About This Track

'If' by Beyoncé is a pop track from 'B'Day (Deluxe Edition)' released in 2006. The lyrics place a narrator in a tense triangle of teasing and rivalry, where flirting and distance harden into resentment and doubt. She describes being dismissed, then hears a contrasting judgement that she does not think the other person can quite sustain, before the song turns on a conditional, “If” driven pivot about being taken away. The overall mood is wounded, flirtatious, and increasingly confrontational, as attention shifts from casual behaviour to hard choices.

"If" is a track by Beyoncé, from the album B'Day (Deluxe Edition), released 3rd September 2006. The track is 3:18 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 15 articles about Beyoncé.

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Beyoncé

Beyoncé

Lyrics

If

He's always laughing and flirting with me
And you act like you don't even care
As a matter of fact you've been real distant lately
Acting like I'm not even there
He says that you don't deserve a girl like me
I'm starting to think that he's right, baby
If you let him take me from you
I guess I'll finally see
If you let him take me from you
You never wanted me
Let this happen and it proves
That your love was never true
If you let him take me from you, baby
If you let him take me from you
Why is it that when we go out, out together as one big crew
I try to chill with you, dance, or whatever
And your homeboy's more interested than you
He pays more attention to me than you lately
I'm tempted to pay attention too, baby
If you let him take me from you
I guess I'll finally see
If you let him take me from you
You never wanted me
Let this happen and it proves
That your love was never true
If you let him take me from you, baby
If you let him take me from you
Boy, when I try to show some affection to you
You act like you got better things to do
When you want some loving, that's when it's cool
But, baby boy, I'm not a fool
If you let him take me from you
I guess I'll finally see
If you let him take me from you
You never wanted me
Let this happen and it proves
That your love was never true
If you let him take me from you, baby (how could you let him take your woman)
If you let him take me from you (are you gonna let him take me from you)
If you let him take me from you
I guess I'll finally see
If you let him take me from you
You never wanted me
Let this happen and it proves (just let me go)
That your love was never true (let me go)
If you let him take me from you, baby (just let me know)
If you let him take me from you
If you let him take me from you

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Track details

From B'Day (Deluxe Edition)

3:182006
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Album
B'Day (Deluxe Edition)
B'Day (Deluxe Edition)
Beyoncé
4th September 2006
Track number
10
Release year
2006
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