Certified Lover Girl – English Lyrics

• By: H3rizon

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Started out as friends, been so long (so long)

I told you all my fears and what went wrong (went wrong)

Now I can't pretend

That I'm not catching feelings for you all night long (all night long)

Wasted my tears on nobody (leavin' all of that behind)

I'm ready to be your little shawty (you could be my ride or die)

So come pick me up in your 'Rari (looking good for you, what you gonna do?)

I'll be by your side, yeah, you got me (you changed the way I look at you)

Learned my lessons in love

Been through it enough, now I know my worth

Sign on the dotted line, baby, just say the word

Make me your certified lover girl (don't you find another girl)

The way you do your hair, the way you touch me there

The way you love my flaws, the way you make me stare, yeah

Put my lipstick all on your collar, so they know that we got it solid

I see potential, I got credentials, you got it easy, let's be official

If we skip to the end, I see you put a ring on my hand

Baby, be my man

Learned my lessons in love

Been through it enough, now I know my worth

Sign on the dotted line, baby, just say the word

Make me your certified lover girl (don't you find another girl)

Oh

Years have gone by (oh, years have gone by)

So don't you dare take your time

'Cause all of me has belonged to you

Now it's your turn (turn) to say (say) you're mine

Learned my lessons in love

Been through it enough, now I know my worth

Sign on the dotted line, baby, just say the word

Make me your certified lover girl (your certified lover girl)

Learned my lessons in love

Been through it enough (oh, oh), now I know my worth (oh)

Sign on the dotted line (on the dotted line)

Baby, just say the word (just say the word)

Make me your certified lover girl (don't you find another girl)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pretend /prɪˈtend/ B1	verb - to behave as if something is true when it is not
feelings /ˈfiːlɪŋz/ A2	noun - emotional state or reaction
wasted /ˈweɪstɪd/ B1	verb - to use inefficiently or inappropriately
lessons /ˈlesənz/ A1	noun - periods of learning or things learned from experience
worth /wɜːθ/ B1	noun - the value of someone or something
certified /ˈsɜːtɪfaɪd/ B2	adjective - officially recognized as possessing certain qualifications
flaws /flɔːz/ C1	noun - imperfections or weaknesses
stare /steər/ B1	verb - to look fixedly or vacantly at someone or something
solid /ˈsɒlɪd/ B1	adjective - reliable, dependable, or firm
potential /pəˈtenʃəl/ B2	noun - latent qualities or abilities that may be developed
credentials /krɪˈdenʃəlz/ C1	noun - qualifications or achievements
official /əˈfɪʃəl/ B1	adjective - authorized or recognized
belonged /bɪˈlɒŋd/ A2	verb - to be the property of

Key Grammar Structures

• I can't pretend that I'm not catching feelings

  ➔ Present Continuous for current developments

  ➔ The phrase "catching feelings" uses the present continuous to describe an ongoing emotional process.

• I'm ready to be your little shawty

  ➔ Adjective + infinitive structure

  ➔ The structure "ready to be" combines an adjective with an infinitive to express a state of preparedness.

• You could be my ride or die

  ➔ Modal verb "could" for possibility/speculation

  ➔ The modal verb "could" is used here to suggest a potential role for someone in the future.

• Learned my lessons in love

  ➔ Past Participle as the head of an elliptical sentence

  ➔ The subject "I" is omitted ("I have learned"), focusing on the action completed in the past.

• The way you do your hair, the way you touch me there

  ➔ Relative clause with omitted relative pronoun "that/in which"

  ➔ The phrase "The way (that) you do..." shows the omission of "that" as a conjunction or adverbial relative.

• If we skip to the end, I see you put a ring on my hand

  ➔ First Conditional (Real possibility)

  ➔ The "If" clause sets a condition, followed by the main clause predicting a future result.

• Years have gone by

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense for actions continuing to the present

  ➔ The present perfect "have gone by" emphasizes the duration of time passed leading up to now.

• All of me has belonged to you

  ➔ Present Perfect indicating a state starting in the past

  ➔ "Has belonged" is a stative verb used in the present perfect to show a long-standing emotional commitment.