The Boy is Mine Lyrics

[Spoken Intro]
MERCEDES: Excuse me, can I please talk to you for a minute?
SANTANA: Uh-huh, sure. You know, you look kinda familiar
MERCEDES: Yeah, you do too, but, um, I just wanted to know, do you know somebody named...? Ha, you know his name
SANTANA: Oh yeah, definitely! I know his name
MERCEDES: I just wanted to let you know he's mine
SANTANA: Hmph! No no, he's mine

[Chorus: Both]
You need to give it up
Had about enough
It's not hard to see
The boy is mine
I'm sorry that you
Seem to be confused
He belongs to me
The boy is mine

[Verse 1: Mercedes & Santana]
I think it's time we got this straight
Sit and talk face to face
There is no way you could mistake
Him for your man, are you insane?
Well, see, I know that you may be
Just a bit jealous of me
'Cause you're blind if you can't see
That his love is all in me

See, I tried to hesitate
I didn't wanna say what he told me
He said without me he couldn't make
It through the day, ain't that a shame?
But maybe you misunderstood?
Because I can see how he could
Wanna take his time and that's all good
And all my love was all it took
(The boy is mine)
[Chorus: Both / (Santana)]
You need to give it up
Had about enough (Enough)
It's not hard to see (Oh)
The boy is mine (The boy is mine)
I'm sorry that you (Sorry that you)
Seem to be confused (Confused)
He belongs to me (No)
The boy is mine (Oh)

[Verse 2: Mercedes & Santana]
Must you do the things you do?
You keep on acting like a fool
You need to know it's me, not you
And if you didn't know it, girl, it's true

I think that you should realize
And try to understand why
He is a part of my life
I know it's killing you inside
You can say what you wanna say
What we have, you can't take
From the truth, you can't escape
I can tell the real from the fake

When will you get the picture?
You're the past, I'm the future
Get away, it's my time to shine
If you didn't know, the boy is mine (The boy is mine)
[Chorus: Both / (Mercedes & Santana)]
You need to give it up (Uh-huh, oh)
Had about enough (Enough)
It's not hard to see (To see)
The boy is mine (The boy is mine)
I'm sorry that you (Sorry that you)
Seem to be confused (Seem to be confused)
He belongs to me (He belongs to me)
The boy is mine (The boy is mine)
You need to give it up (Ooh)
Had about enough (Had about enough)
It's not hard to see (He's mine)
The boy is mine (He's mine, he's mine, he's mine)
I'm sorry that you (I'm so sorry)
Seem to be confused (You seem to be confused)
He belongs to me (He belongs to me)
The boy is mine

[Bridge: Mercedes & Santana]
You can't destroy this love I've found
Your silly games, I won't allow
The boy is mine without a doubt
You might as well throw in the towel

What makes you think that he wants you
When I'm the one that brought him to
The special places in my heart?
He was my love right from the start
[Chorus: Both / (Mercedes & Santana)]
You need to give it up (Give it on up)
Had about enough (Had about enough)
It's not hard to see (It's not hard to see)
The boy is mine (The boy is mine, oh)
I'm sorry that you (I'm sorry that you)
Seem to be confused (Seem to be confused, ooh)
He belongs to me (He belongs to me)
The boy is mine (No)
You need to give it up (You need to give it up)
Had about enough (About enough)
It's not hard to see (It's not hard to see)
The boy is mine (The boy is mine)
I'm sorry that you (Mine, oh-oh)
Seem to be confused (Seem to be confused)
He belongs to me (He belongs to me)
The boy is mine (That boy is mine)
You need to give it up (Not yours)
Had about enough (But mine; not yours)
It's not hard to see (But mine; not yours)
The boy is mine (But mine)
I'm sorry that you
Seem to be confused
He belongs to me
The boy is mine

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Genius Annotation

‘The Boy Is Mine’ by Brandy and Monica is featured in Laryngitis, the eighteenth episode of Season One. It is sung by Mercedes (Amber Riley) and Santana (Naya Rivera).

The two women sing when they begin to fight for Puck (Mark Salling) after Santana (Naya Rivera) gets jealous that he’s paying more attention to Mercedes than her.

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How did the song perform commercially?
Genius Answer

The song peaked at #76 in the United States, #60 in Canada and #46 in Ireland. The song was the first duet between Naya Rivera and RILEY (Also known as Amber Riley) to appear on any music charts.

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    Mercy
  2. 15.
    Alone
  3. 21.
    No Air
  4. 36.
    Crush
  5. 46.
    Jump
  6. 54.
    Hello
  7. 59.
    Vogue
  8. 65.
    Fire
  9. 69.
    Home
  10. 77.
    The Boy is Mine
  11. 79.
    One
  12. 87.
    Beth
  13. 91.
    Loser
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