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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
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, a love I need
It's the beginning of the end for me

'Cause you've taken away all of my reasons for living
When you pushed aside all the love I've been giving
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 see 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 the 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 may come tomorrow
But it's for sure I've got nothing but sorrow

Now would your conscience would kinda 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?

I'm trying not to cry out loud
You know cryin', it ain't gonna help me none
What did I do to 'cause all this grief?
Now what did I say to make you want to 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 heart aches to come
Can't you see me standing in the shadows of love
Trying the best to get ready for the heartaches to come

Oh, I'm standing in the shadows of love