Lyrics
If I was your boyfriend, I would treat you right
If I were your boyfriend, I would treat you well
Put you in a house on picture perfect drive
I would provide you with a home on a perfect street
I don't know his name or what the hell he's waitin' on
Expressing uncertainty about the current boyfriend and his intentions
But if I was your boyfriend, I wouldn't be your boyfriend long
If I were your boyfriend, the relationship with your current boyfriend wouldn't last
I know you got a man, but he ain't got no plans
Acknowledging the presence of a current boyfriend without clear plans
Puts teardrops on your face, but he ain't got one on your hand
Current boyfriend causes emotional pain but hasn't committed to marriage
Must not know what he's got, he's somewhere that you're not
Suggesting the current boyfriend may not realize the value of the relationship
So he won't mind if I just shoot my shot, hey
Expressing a willingness to pursue the person despite the existing relationship
If I was your boyfriend, I would treat you right
Reiteration of the desire to treat the person well if in a relationship
Put you in a house on picture perfect drive
Reiterating the promise of a comfortable home in an ideal location
I don't know his name or what the hell he's waitin' on
Repeating uncertainty about the current boyfriend and his intentions
But if I was your boyfriend, I wouldn't be your boyfriend long
Reiterating that the current relationship would not last if the speaker were the boyfriend
Yeah, girl, it's just too bad if I had what he had
Expressing regret that the speaker doesn't possess certain qualities of the current boyfriend
I'd be huggin' on your mama, going fishin' with your dad
Imagining involvement with the person's family and shared activities with her father
Don't mean to move too fast, but you know it ain't gonna last
Cautioning against moving too fast but expressing confidence in a lasting relationship
I'm your future, you should put him in the past, girl
Asserting that the speaker represents the person's future, advising her to leave the current boyfriend
If I was your boyfriend, I would treat you right
Repeating the desire to treat the person well in a relationship
Put you in a house on picture perfect drive
Reiterating the promise of a comfortable home in an ideal location
I don't know his name or what the hell he's waitin' on
Repeating uncertainty about the current boyfriend and his intentions
But if I was your boyfriend, I wouldn't be your boyfriend long
Reiterating that the current relationship would not last if the speaker were the boyfriend
Yeah, you wasted enough time on him, girl
Suggesting that the person has invested enough time in the current relationship
Come take mine, go on and let him go
Encouraging the person to choose the speaker and let go of the current boyfriend
'Cause you already know that
Assuring the person that she already knows the right choice
If I was your boyfriend, I would treat you right
Reiteration of the desire to treat the person well in a relationship
Put you in a house on picture perfect drive
Reiterating the promise of a comfortable home in an ideal location
I don't know his name or what the hell he's waitin' on
Repeating uncertainty about the current boyfriend and his intentions
But if I was your boyfriend, I wouldn't be your boyfriend long
Reiterating that the current relationship would not last if the speaker were the boyfriend
No, I don't know hat he's thinking
Expressing ignorance about the current boyfriend's thoughts
I don't know what he's waiting on
Expressing uncertainty about what the current boyfriend is waiting for
I'd put a ring right on your finger
Suggesting a commitment to marriage by putting a ring on the person's finger
Yeah, girl, I wouldn't be your boyfriend long
Reiterating that the current relationship would not last if the speaker were the boyfriend
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