Released: September 8, 1970
Songwriter: William Hart Thom Bell
Producer: The Corporation Hal Davis
[Intro]
Ready, get ready, yeah...
[Chorus]
Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide
Gonna find you and keep you happy
Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide
Gonna love you and make you love me
[Verse 1: Michael + (Jackson 5)]
You can't run away (you can't run away)
From this love I got, oh baby, (you can't run away)
Hey baby, 'cause I got a lot, yeah
Anywhere you go (anywhere you go)
My poor heart got to know, oh baby
Hey baby, you can't hide from my love, oh no
[Chorus]
Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide
Gonna find you and keep you happy
Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide
Gonna love you and make you love me
[Verse 2: Michael + (Jackson 5)]
Anywhere you go (anywhere you go)
My poor heart got to know, oh baby, hey baby
You can't hide from my love, oh no, yeah yeah, mmm-hmm
[Jackson 5]
Ready, get ready
Ready, get ready
[Chorus: Jackson 5 + Michael]
Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide
Gonna find you and keep you happy
Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide
You better come on, baby, oh yeah, oh yeah
Gonna find you and I'll make you happy
Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide
I'm gonna find you now, yeah
Gonna find you and I'll make you happy
Anywhere you hide now, oh yeah, yeah
Ready, get ready, yeah...
[Chorus]
Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide
Gonna find you and keep you happy
Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide
Gonna love you and make you love me
[Verse 1: Michael + (Jackson 5)]
You can't run away (you can't run away)
From this love I got, oh baby, (you can't run away)
Hey baby, 'cause I got a lot, yeah
Anywhere you go (anywhere you go)
My poor heart got to know, oh baby
Hey baby, you can't hide from my love, oh no
[Chorus]
Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide
Gonna find you and keep you happy
Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide
Gonna love you and make you love me
[Verse 2: Michael + (Jackson 5)]
Anywhere you go (anywhere you go)
My poor heart got to know, oh baby, hey baby
You can't hide from my love, oh no, yeah yeah, mmm-hmm
[Jackson 5]
Ready, get ready
Ready, get ready
[Chorus: Jackson 5 + Michael]
Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide
Gonna find you and keep you happy
Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide
You better come on, baby, oh yeah, oh yeah
Gonna find you and I'll make you happy
Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide
I'm gonna find you now, yeah
Gonna find you and I'll make you happy
Anywhere you hide now, oh yeah, yeah
Michael Jackson & Jackson 5: The Motown Years
- Forever Came Today
- I’m So Happy
- Hallelujah Day
- Skywriter
- Goin’ Back to Indiana
- Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
- All I Do Is Think of You
- Who’s Lovin’ You
- Touch
- Hum Along and Dance
- Whatever You Got, I Want
- Ready or Not (Here I Come)
- Lookin’ Through the Windows
- I Found That Girl
- La-La Means I Love You
- Mama’s Pearl
- Get It Together
- It’s Too Late to Change the Time
- Darling Dear
- Sugar Daddy
- ABC
- Little Bitty Pretty One
- Doctor My Eyes
- I Am Love
- The Life Of The Party
- It’s Great to Be Here
- We’ve Got A Good Thing Going
- Ben
- You’ve Got A Friend
- Wings Of My Love
- Rockin’ Robin
- Got to Be There
- Girl Don’t Take Your Love From Me
- I Wanna Be Where You Are
- Ain’t No Sunshine
- I’ll Be There
- My Girl
- Music And Me
- We’re Almost There
- Maybe Tomorrow
- Corner of the Sky
- Love Song
- Farewell My Summer Love
- Girl, You’re So Together
- The Love You Save
- Dancing Machine
- Never Can Say Goodbye
- Just a Little Bit of You
- One Day In Your Life
- I Want You Back
- Third Album (1970)
- Children of the Light (1999)
- Michael Jackson & Jackson 5: The Motown Years (2008)
- I Want You Back
- ABC
- I’ll Be There
- Who’s Lovin’ You
- The Love You Save
- Never Can Say Goodbye
- Give Love On Christmas Day
- Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
- I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
- Dancing Machine
- All I Do Is Think of You
- Maybe Tomorrow
- One More Chance
- Ben
- Jamie
- I’m Glad It Rained
- We’re Here To Entertain You
- What You Don’t Know
- The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage
- Never Had a Dream Come True
- Under The Boardwalk
- Touch
- Joyful Jukebox Music
- She’s Good