(The boy is mine, the boy is mine)
(The boy is mine, the boy is mine)
(The boy is mine)

Excuse me, can I please talk to you for a minute?
Uh-huh, sure–you know, you look kinda familiar
Yeah, you do, too
But, um, I just wanted to know, do you know somebody named–
You, you know his name
Oh, yeah, definitely, I know his name
I just wanted to let you know: He's mine
Huh? No, no, he's mine

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

I think it's time we got this straight
Let's sit and talk face-to-face
There is no way you could mistake him for your man
Are you insane?
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 want to say what he told me
He said without me, he couldn't make it through the day
Ain't that a shame?
And maybe you misunderstood
'Cause I can't see how he could wanna change something that's so good
All of my love was all it took

You need to give it up, had about enough (enough, oh)
It's not hard to see: The boy is mine (boy is mine)
I'm sorry that you (sorry that you–) seem to be confused (confused)
He belongs to me, the boy is mine (oh, oh)

Must you do the things you do?
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 it, the boy is mine

(The boy is mine) you need to give it up, had about enough (enough)
It's not hard to see (to see): The boy is mine
I'm sorry that you (sorry that you–) seem to be confused (seem to be confused)
He belongs to me, the boy is mine

You need to give it up (ooh-ooh), had about enough (had about enough)
It's not hard to see (he's mine, he's mine): The boy is mine
I'm sorry that you (I'm so sorry that you) seem to be confused
He belongs to me, the boy is mine

You can't destroy this love I've found
Your silly games, I won't allow
The boy is mine, without a doubt (oh, oh)
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 this special place in my heart?
'Cause he was my love right from the start

(The boy is mine) you need to give it up, had about enough (give it on up, had about enough)
It's not hard to see: The boy is mine (oh, oh)
I'm sorry that you (sorry that you–) seem to be confused
He belongs to me, the boy is mine

You need to give it up (you need to give it up), had about enough ('bout enough)
It's not hard to see: The boy is mine
I'm sorry that you (mine) seem to be confused
He belongs to me, the boy is mine

You need to give it up (not yours, but mine), had about enough (not yours, but mine)
It's not hard to see (not yours, but mine): The boy is mine

I'm sorry that you seem to be confused
He belongs to me, the boy is mine