Some boys kiss me, some boys hug me I think they're okay If they don't give me proper credit I just walk away They can beg and they can plead But they can't see the light 'Cause the boy with the cold, hard cash Is always Mister Right 'Cause we're livin' in a material world And I am a material girl You know that we're livin' in a material world And I am a material girl A material girl Some boys romance, some boys slow dance That's all right with me If they can't rise my interest Then I have to let them be Some boys try and some boys lie But I don't let them play Only boys who save their pennies Make my rainy day 'Cause we're livin' in a material world And I am a material girl You know that we're livin' in a material world And I am a material girl A material girl Boys may come and boys may go And that's all right, you see Experience has made me rich And now they're after me 'Cause everybody's livin' in a material world And I am a material girl You know that we're livin' in a material world And I am a material girl A material girl