get him back! – English Lyrics

• By: Olivia Rodrigo
• Album: GUTS

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rollercoaster of emotions with Olivia Rodrigo's "get him back!" This dynamic track from *Guts* perfectly captures the messy, contradictory feelings after a breakup. Explore the clever wordplay and double meaning behind the lyrics, and discover how Rodrigo's personal experiences shaped this relatable and catchy hit, offering a unique insight into the complexities of love and loss.

[English]

- ONE, TWO, THREE

WAIT, IS THIS THE SONG WITH THE DRUMS?

♪ I MET A GUY IN THE SUMMER AND I LEFT HIM IN THE SPRING ♪

♪ HE ARGUED WITH ME ABOUT EVERYTHING ♪

♪ HE HAD AN EGO AND A TEMPER AND A WANDERING EYE ♪

♪ HE SAID HE'S 6'2 AND I'M, LIKE, "DUDE, NICE TRY" ♪

♪ BUT HE WAS SO MUCH FUN AND HE HAD SUCH WEIRD FRIENDS ♪

♪ AND HE WOULD TAKE US OUT TO PARTIES AND THE NIGHT WOULD NEVER END ♪

♪ ANOTHER SONG, ANOTHER CLUB, ANOTHER BAR, ANOTHER DANCE ♪

♪ AND WHEN HE SAID SOMETHING WRONG, HE'D JUST FLY ME TO FRANCE ♪

♪ SO I MISS HIM SOME NIGHTS WHEN I'M FEELING DEPRESSED ♪

♪ 'TIL I REMEMBER EVERY TIME HE MADE A PASS ON MY FRIEND ♪

♪ DO I LOVE HIM? DO I HATE HIM? I GUESS IT'S UP AND DOWN ♪

♪ IF I HAD TO CHOOSE, I WOULD SAY RIGHT NOW ♪

♪ I WANNA GET HIM BACK ♪

♪ I WANNA MAKE HIM REALLY JEALOUS, WANNA MAKE HIM FEEL BAD ♪

♪ OH, I WANNA GET HIM BACK ♪

♪ 'CAUSE THEN AGAIN, I REALLY MISS HIM AND IT MAKES ME REAL SAD ♪

♪ OH, I WANT SWEET REVENGE AND I WANT HIM AGAIN ♪

♪ I WANT TO GET HIM BACK, BACK, BACK ♪

♪ SO I WRITE HIM ALL THESE LETTERS AND I THROW THEM IN THE TRASH ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I MISS THE WAY HE KISSES AND THE WAY HE MADE ME LAUGH ♪

♪ YEAH, I POUR MY LITTLE HEART OUT, BUT AS I'M HITTING "SEND" ♪

♪ I PICTURE ALL THE FACES OF MY DISAPPOINTED FRIENDS ♪

♪ BECAUSE EVERYONE KNEW ALL OF THE SHIT THAT HE'D DO ♪

♪ HE SAID I WAS THE ONLY GIRL, BUT THAT JUST WASN'T THE TRUTH ♪

♪ AND WHEN I TOLD HIM HOW HE HURT ME, HE'D TELL ME I WAS TRIPPIN' ♪

♪ BUT I AM MY FATHER'S DAUGHTER, SO MAYBE I COULD FIX HIM ♪

♪ I WANNA GET HIM BACK ♪

♪ I WANNA MAKE HIM REALLY JEALOUS, WANNA MAKE HIM FEEL BAD ♪

♪ OH, I WANNA GET HIM BACK ♪

♪ 'CAUSE THEN AGAIN, I REALLY MISS HIM AND IT MAKES ME REAL SAD ♪

♪ OH, I WANT SWEET REVENGE AND I WANT HIM AGAIN ♪

♪ I WANT TO GET HIM BACK (AND THEN? AND THEN) ♪

♪ I WANT TO GET HIM BACK, BACK, BACK ♪

♪ I WANNA KEY HIS CAR (I WANT TO GET HIM BACK) ♪

♪ I WANNA MAKE HIM LUNCH (BUT THEN I, I WANT TO GET HIM BACK; WOO) ♪

♪ I WANNA BREAK HIS HEART (BUT THEN I, I WANT TO GET HIM BACK; YEAH, YOU GOT IT) ♪

♪ THEN BE THE ONE TO STITCH

♪ WANNA KISS HIS FACE (BUT THEN I, I WANT TO GET HIM BACK) ♪

♪ WITH AN UPPERCUT (BUT THEN I, I WANT TO GET HIM BACK) ♪

♪ I WANNA MEET HIS MOM (BUT THEN I, I WANT TO GET HIM BACK) ♪

♪ JUST TO TELL HER HER SON SUCKS (BUT THEN I, I WANT TO GET HIM BACK) ♪

♪ OH, I WANNA KEY HIS CAR, I WANNA MAKE HIM LUNCH ♪

♪ I WANNA BREAK HIS HEART, STITCH IT RIGHT BACK UP ♪

♪ I WANNA KISS HIS FACE WITH AN UPPERCUT ♪

♪ I WANNA MEET HIS MOM AND TELL HER HER SON SUCKS, YEAH ♪

♪ I WANNA GET HIM BACK ♪

♪ I WANNA MAKE HIM REALLY JEALOUS, WANNA MAKE HIM FEEL BAD ♪

♪ OH, I WANNA GET HIM BACK ♪

♪ 'CAUSE THEN AGAIN, I REALLY MISS HIM AND IT MAKES ME REAL SAD ♪

♪ OH, I WANT SWEET REVENGE AND I WANT HIM AGAIN ♪

♪ I WANT TO GET HIM BACK (AND THEN? AND THEN) ♪

♪ I WANT TO GET HIM BACK, BACK, BACK ♪

♪ I'LL GET HIM, I'LL GET HIM, I'LL GET HIM, I'LL GET HIM BACK (WOO-HOO) ♪

♪ GET HIM BACK (COME ON, COME ON, WOO) ♪

♪ I'M GONNA GET HIM SO GOOD, HE'S NOT EVEN GONNA KNOW WHAT HIT HIM ♪

♪ HE'S GONNA LOVE ME AND HATE ME AT THE SAME TIME ♪

♪ (GET HIM BACK, GIRL, YOU BETTER GET HIM BACK) ♪

♪ (YOU GOT IT, GOT IT) ♪

♪ OH, I DON'T KNOW, I GOT HIM GOOD, I GOT HIM REALLY GOOD ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
summer /ˈsʌmər/ A1	noun - the warmest season of the year
spring /sprɪŋ/ A1	noun - the season after winter and before summer
ego /ˈiːɡoʊ/ B2	noun - a person's sense of self-esteem or self-importance
temper /ˈtempər/ B2	noun - a person's state of mind or feelings
eye /aɪ/ A1	noun - the organ of sight
friends /frendz/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period from sunset to sunrise
club /klʌb/ A2	noun - an organization or group of people joined together for a particular purpose
bar /bɑːr/ A2	noun - a place where alcoholic drinks are served
dance /dæns/ A1	noun - an act of dancing
nights /naɪts/ A1	noun - plural form of night: the period from sunset to sunrise
friend /frend/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
revenge /rɪˈvendʒ/ B2	noun - action taken in return for an injury or wrong
letters /ˈletərz/ A1	noun - written or printed communication directed to a person or organization
trash /træʃ/ B1	noun - waste material; refuse
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - A hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.

Key Grammar Structures

• I met a guy in the summer and I left him in the spring

  ➔ Simple Past Tense

  ➔ Use of "met" and "left" to describe completed actions in the past.

• He said he's 6'2 and I'm, like, "dude, nice try"

  ➔ Reported Speech (Indirect Speech)

  ➔ Uses "said" to report what he said. Although colloquial, the contraction "he's" (he is) is used.

• So I miss him some nights when I'm feeling depressed

  ➔ Conditional Clause (Type 0 or General Truth)

  ➔ Expresses a feeling in a certain circumstance, "when" acts like "if" here. Suggesting that the feeling of missing is predictable "when" feeling depressed.

• I wanna get him back

  ➔ Informal Contraction (wanna) and Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ "Wanna" is a colloquial contraction of "want to." "To get him back" is the infinitive phrase expressing the purpose.

• 'Cause then again, I really miss him and it makes me real sad

  ➔ Conjunction ('cause) and Causative Verb (makes)

  ➔ 'Cause" is informal for "because". "Makes me real sad" indicates that missing him is the cause of her sadness. "Makes" is causative.

• So I write him all these letters and I throw them in the trash

  ➔ Simple Present Tense (Habitual Action)

  ➔ "Write" and "throw" are used to express a repeated action or habit.

• I picture all the faces of my disappointed friends

  ➔ Present Simple + Noun as adjective

  ➔ The word "disappointed" works as an adjective to describe the friends and the verb is in present tense

• He said I was the only girl, but that just wasn't the truth

  ➔ Past Tense + Past Tense, but

  ➔ Use of past tense, that connect with the word "but", describe the contransting situation and state of emotion

• If I had to choose, I would say right now

  ➔ Second Conditional

  ➔ Expresses a hypothetical situation and its probable result. "If I had to choose" (past subjunctive) and "I would say" (conditional mood).