Come & Get It – English Lyrics

• By: Selena Gomez
• Album: Stars Dance

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of Selena Gomez's "Come & Get It" – a song that blends catchy electropop with vibrant bhangra rhythms and offers a fascinating journey into expressing desire and emotional availability. As you listen, pay attention to the direct and passionate lyrics, which provide excellent examples of how to convey strong feelings in English. Discover how Selena Gomez embraced a new, mature sound, making this track a perfect way to explore modern pop vocabulary and cultural influences in music.

[English]

(wind whooshing softly)

(thunder cracks)

(thunder cracks)

(Indian-influenced pop music playing)

♪ When you're ready, come and get it ♪

♪ Na-na-na-na ♪

♪ Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na ♪

♪ When you're ready, come and get it ♪

♪ Na-na-na-na ♪

♪ Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na ♪

♪ When you're ready, when you're ready ♪

♪ When you're ready, come and get it ♪

♪ Na-na-na-na ♪

♪ Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na ♪

♪ You ain't got to worry, it's an open invitation ♪

♪ I'll be sitting right here, real patient ♪

♪ All day, all night ♪

♪ I'll be waiting standby ♪

♪ Can't stop because I love it ♪

♪ Hate the way I love you ♪

♪ All day, all night ♪

♪ Maybe I'm addicted for life ♪

♪ No lie ♪

♪ I'm not too shy to show I love you ♪

♪ I got no regrets ♪

♪ I love you much too much to hide you ♪

♪ This love ain't finished yet ♪

♪ This love ain't finished yet ♪

♪ So, baby, whenever you're ready... ♪

♪ When you're ready, come and get it ♪

♪ Na-na-na-na ♪

♪ Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na ♪

♪ When you're ready, come and get it ♪

♪ Na-na-na-na ♪

♪ Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na ♪

♪ When you're ready, when you're ready ♪

♪ When you're ready, come and get it ♪

♪ Na-na-na-na ♪

♪ Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na ♪

♪ You got the kind of love that I want ♪

♪ Let me get that ♪

♪ Let me get that, yeah ♪

♪ And, baby, once I get it, I'm yours, no take backs ♪

♪ Gonna love you for life ♪

♪ I ain't leaving your side ♪

♪ Even if you knock it, ain't no way to stop it ♪

♪ Forever you're mine ♪

♪ Baby, I'm addicted ♪

♪ No lie, no lie ♪

♪ I'm not too shy to show I love you ♪

♪ I got no regrets ♪

♪ So, baby, whenever you're ready... ♪

♪ When you're ready, come and get it ♪

♪ Na-na-na-na ♪

♪ Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na ♪

♪ When you're ready, come and get it ♪

♪ Na-na-na-na ♪

♪ Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na ♪

♪ When you're ready, when you're ready ♪

♪ When you're ready, come and get it ♪

♪ Na-na-na-na ♪

♪ Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na ♪

♪ This love will be the death of me ♪

♪ But I know I'll die happily ♪

♪ I'll know ♪

♪ I'll know, I'll know ♪

♪ Because you love me so ♪

♪ Yeah, when you're ready, come and get it ♪

♪ Na-na-na-na ♪

♪ Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na ♪

♪ When you're ready, come and get it ♪

♪ Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na ♪

♪ I'm gonna get to you ♪

♪ Na-na-na-na ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ When you're ready, when you're ready ♪

♪ When you're ready, come and get it ♪

♪ When you're ready, come and get it, get it ♪

♪ Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na. ♪

(music fades)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection. verb - feel deep affection for someone.
get /ɡet/ A1	verb - to receive or obtain something.
ready /ˈredi/ A1	adjective - prepared for action or use.
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of time when the sun is below the horizon.
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child. noun - a term of endearment.
want /wɑːnt/ A1	verb - to have a desire for something. noun - a desire for something.
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter.
got /ɡɒt/ A1	verb - past tense of get
shy /ʃaɪ/ A2	adjective - nervous or timid in the company of other people.
show /ʃəʊ/ A2	verb - to allow someone to see something.
regrets /rɪˈɡrets/ B1	noun - feelings of sadness, disappointment, or annoyance over something that has happened.
finished /ˈfɪnɪʃt/ B1	adjective - brought to an end.
invitation /ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/ B1	noun - a request to do something.
addicted /əˈdɪktɪd/ B2	adjective - physically and mentally dependent on a substance.
death /deθ/ B2	noun - the end of the life of a person or animal.
mine /maɪn/ B2	adjective - belonging to or associated with the speaker.

Key Grammar Structures

• When you're ready, come and get it

  ➔ Zero conditional with "when" + Imperative command

  ➔ The word "when" introduces a time condition, and the phrase "come and get" functions as an imperative command.

• You ain't got to worry, it's an open invitation

  ➔ Negative contraction "ain't" + modal "got to" (= have to)

  ➔ The contraction "ain't" replaces "is not/are not" and "got to" expresses obligation, equivalent to "have to".

• I'll be sitting right here, real patient

  ➔ Future continuous (will be + -ing)

  ➔ The auxiliary "will be" plus the present participle "sitting" forms the future continuous, indicating an action that will be in progress at a future time.

• Can't stop because I love it

  ➔ Negative contraction "can't" + simple present + causal clause "because"

  ➔ "Can't" is the contracted form of "cannot"; the sentence uses the simple present "love" and the causal conjunction "because" to give a reason.

• I'm not too shy to show I love you

  ➔ Negative adverbial phrase "not too" + adjective; infinitive of purpose "to show"

  ➔ The phrase "not too" moderates the adjective "shy" (meaning "not overly shy"); the infinitive "to show" expresses purpose.

• This love will be the death of me

  ➔ Future simple with "will be" + noun phrase

  ➔ The modal "will" forms the simple future; "be the death of" is a fixed expression meaning "cause great trouble or ruin".

• Whenever you're ready, come and get it

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction "whenever" + present simple, followed by imperative

  ➔ The word "whenever" introduces a time clause meaning "at any time that"; the main clause "come and get it" is an imperative.

• I ain't leaving your side

  ➔ Negative contraction "ain't" + present continuous (am not leaving)

  ➔ "Ain't" functions as a colloquial negative for "am not"; the verb "leaving" in the present continuous shows an ongoing action that will not happen.