she's 18 and a beauty queen (a beauty queen)
she makes the boys feel so weak (so weak)
it's all for her or none at all
she'll pick you up just to watch you fall
it's her hands on my hips, I can't escape 'em
it's that mouth and those lips, try not to taste 'em

that's just the way things are
and the way they'll always be

girls do what they want (whoa... whoa...)
boys do what they can

she's 18 and a beauty queen
she's figured out all the boys like me
head to toe, you know she's dressed to kill (dressed to kill)
and she could the way she's lookin' at me
it's her face and those eyes, I can't escape 'em
it's that mouth and those lies, try not to taste 'em

that's just the way things are
and the way they'll always be

girls do what they want (whoa... whoa...)
boys do what they can

that's just the way things are (that's just the way things are)

because the boys are feelin' jealous
and it just doesn't make any sense
go on and tell 'em
why the girls are into fellas
that toss 'em to the side in the end
and you know that all the
the boys are fallin' in love
with girls who don't know what's up
I think we've all had enough of this now
these kids are talkin' bout love
I think we've all had enough
we've had enough of this now

girls do what they want (whoa... whoa...)
boys do what they can


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    MCSmate, i just edited some parts of the lyrics that were incorrect :] but i'm not sure about the 'try not to taste them' part because what you had 'try not to chase down' sounded right also, so idk ?

    so I think this songs just means what the title does, some girls just get whatever they want out of guys and lead them on

    mollyissogyo.on June 22, 2008   Link

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