If we were

If every girl

Looked liked a boy

Acted like a boy

Was a boy

Would we get farther

In life

Would we be respected

If every woman

Was a man

Would we be valued

Would we be able

To rise up

If instead of being "ladylike"

If we were manlike

Would we be paid more

Would we be safe

Walking home

Late at night

If every feminine thing

Was masculine

Would people know our worth

Would we be recognized

For who we are

And not the length of our shirt

And pants

If we weren't girls

If we weren't women

If we weren't "ladylike"

If we weren't feminine

Then what would our world be

Without us

If we were gone

And if we weren't

Behind the curtains(Because we're not allowed on stage)

Pulling the strings

Keeping our country

Our world from going under

From collapsing

If we weren't here

Or 

If we were boys

If we were men

If we were manlike

If we were masculine

Than our world

Would be a mess

Because

We keep it together

If we stopped

Then we would break