Standing in the shadows of love
I'm getting ready for the heartaches to come
Ooooh-ooooh

Standing in the shadows of love
I'm getting ready for the heartaches to come
Can't you see me standing in the shadows of love
I'm getting ready for the heartaches to come

I want to run but there's no place to go
'Cause heartaches would follow me I know
Without your love, your love I need
It's the beginning of the end of me
'Cause you're taking away all my reason for living
When you pushed and aside all the love I've given
Now, wait a minute

Didn't I treat you right now, baby
Didn't I, didn't I, didn't I
Didn't I do the best I could now
Didn't I, so don't you leave me

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Standing in the shadows of love
I'm getting ready for the heartaches to come
Can't you see me standing in the shadows of love
Tryin' my best to get
Ready for the heartaches to come

All alone I'm destined to be (Ooooh-ooooh)
With misery my only company
May come today, it might come tomorrow
But it's for sure I ain't got nothing but sorrow, yeah
Now, don't conscience kinda bother you (Oooh, yeah)
How can you watch me cry after all I've done for you
Hold on a minute

Gave you all the love I had now, didn't I
Didn't I, didn't I
When you needed me, I was always there
Wasn't I, wasn't I

Don't you leave me
(Standing in the shadows of love)
I'm getting ready for the heartaches to come
I'm tryin' not to cry out loud (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Cryin', it ain't, it ain't gonna help me now
What did I do, girl, to cause all this grief
Now what'd I say to make you wanna leave
Now, wait a minute
Gave my soul to you, now didn't I
Didn't I, didn't I
Didn't I always treat you good now didn't now
Didn't I, didn't I

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