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 wanna run, but there's nowhere to go
'Cause heartaches will follow me, I know
Without your love, the love I need
It's the beginning of the end for me
'Cause you're taking away all my reasons for livin'
When you pushed aside all the love I've been givin'
Now, wait a minute
Didn't I treat you right, now baby, didn't I?
Didn't I do the best I could, now, didn't I?
So, don't you leave me standing in the shadows of love
I'm getting ready for the heartaches to come
Don't you see me standing in the shadows of love?
Trying my best to get ready for the heartaches to come
All alone, I'm destined to be, with misery, my only company
It may come today, and it might come tomorrow
But it's for sure, I ain't got nothing but sorrow
Now, don't your conscience kind of bother you?
How can you watch me cry after all I've done for you?
Now, hold on a minute
Gave you all the love I had, now, didn't I?
When you needed me, I was always there, now, wasn't I?
(Standing in the shadows of love)
(I'm getting ready for the heartaches to come)
I'm tryin' not to cry out loud (standing in the shadows of love)
(I'm getting ready) you know, crying
(For the heartaches to come) it ain't gonna help me now
What did I do to cause all this grief?
Now, what did I say to make you wanna leave?
Now, wait a minute
I gave my heart and soul to you, now, didn't I?
And didn't I always treat you good, now, didn't I?
I'm standing in the shadows of love
I'm getting ready for the heartaches to come
Don't you see me standing in the shadows of love?
Trying my best to get ready for the heartaches to come
Oh, I'm standing in the shadows of love