If Only........
If only I’d been born male
Just a switch of one chromosome
I could then be one of the dominant sex
And the kingpin of the home
I could have joined a rugby scrum
Orbited round the moon
Perhaps I could have captained a ship
Or become a business tycoon
No one would want me to launder his clothes
Do scrubbing and cleaning the place
Collect the shopping, walk the dog
All with a smile on my face
I could have kept my surname
Continued the family line
Not seek my husband’s permission
When there are papers to sign
I would not be child–bearing
With all that it entails
I could just turn over and sleep
Whist my wife dealt with the wails
I might have been a stalwart male
With testosterone levels higher
Who knows what heights I could have reached
And set the world on fire.
If only………
Just a switch of one chromosome
I could then be one of the dominant sex
And the kingpin of the home
I could have joined a rugby scrum
Orbited round the moon
Perhaps I could have captained a ship
Or become a business tycoon
No one would want me to launder his clothes
Do scrubbing and cleaning the place
Collect the shopping, walk the dog
All with a smile on my face
I could have kept my surname
Continued the family line
Not seek my husband’s permission
When there are papers to sign
I would not be child–bearing
With all that it entails
I could just turn over and sleep
Whist my wife dealt with the wails
I might have been a stalwart male
With testosterone levels higher
Who knows what heights I could have reached
And set the world on fire.
If only………