You Will Be Mine – English Lyrics

• By: Faith Hill

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Faith Hill's "You Will Be Mine," an upbeat country anthem that's not only a testament to confident romance but also an excellent way to grasp the future perfect tense in English. Its strong lyrical message and catchy melody make it a special song for language learners to explore.

[English]

Heads I win, tails you lose

I always play by my own rules

And I don't believe in wasting time

So long before we end this night

I will have held you

I will have kissed you

I will have claimed you

You will be mine

I will have loved you

Wrong or right

I will have your heart

You will be mine

An unwritten law says a girl should wait

Should let the man set his own pace

But a woman in love, she's above the law

So long before this night is gone

I will have held you

I will have kissed you

I will have claimed you

You will be mine

I will have loved you

Wrong or right

I will have your heart

You will be mine hey

...

You top my list of things to do

And I will get close to you

Before this night is through

I will have held you

I will have kissed you

I will have claimed you

You will be mine

I will have loved you

Wrong or right

I will have your heart

Oh, you will be mine

I will have held you

I will have kissed you

I will have claimed you

You will be mine

Oh, now and I will have loved you

Wrong or right

I will have your heart

Oh, you will be mine

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
win /wɪn/ A2	verb - to be successful in a contest or effort
lose /luːz/ A2	verb - to be deprived of or cease to have
believe /bɪˈliːv/ B1	verb - to accept as true or real
waste /weɪst/ B1	verb - to use inefficiently or extravagantly
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ that pumps blood
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - deep affection or attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone
claim /kleɪm/ B2	verb - to assert as a fact
mine /maɪn/ A2	pronoun - belonging to me
hold /hoʊld/ A2	verb - to grasp or carry with arms
kiss /kɪs/ A2	verb - to touch with the lips as a sign of love or greeting
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness in each 24-hour cycle
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - deep affection or attachment

Key Grammar Structures

• Heads I win, tails you lose

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Zero Conditional)

  ➔ This is a zero conditional, used to express a general truth or a fact. The structure is: If + present simple, present simple. Here, 'Heads I win' acts like the 'if' clause, and 'tails you lose' is the result. It's implying that *whenever* the coin lands on heads, the speaker wins, *and therefore* the other person loses.

• I will have held you

  ➔ Future Perfect Tense

  ➔ The future perfect tense (will have + past participle) describes an action that will be completed at some point in the future. It's used here to emphasize that by the end of the night, the action of holding someone will be finished.

• So long before we end this night

  ➔ Time Clause (with 'before')

  ➔ The clause "before we end this night" is a time clause introduced by the conjunction "before." It specifies the time by which the actions described in the main clause will have happened.

• An unwritten law says a girl should wait

  ➔ Modal Verb 'should' (for obligation/expectation)

  ➔ The modal verb "should" expresses a sense of obligation, expectation, or advice. Here, it describes a socially constructed expectation that a girl *should* wait for the man to take the lead.

• But a woman in love, she's above the law

  ➔ Figurative Language (Metaphor)

  ➔ The phrase "she's above the law" is a metaphor. It doesn't literally mean the woman is exempt from legal laws, but that her love gives her a perceived freedom to act outside of societal norms and expectations.