(Standing Standing in the shadows of love,) love
(I'mI'm getting ready for the heartaches to come.) come
(Can'tCan't you see me,)
(Standing me standing in the shadows of love?) love
(I'mI'm getting ready for the heartaches to come.) come

I wanna run, run but there's no where nowhere to go. go
'Cause heartaches will follow me, I know. know
Without your love, the a love I need, need
It's the beginning of the end for me. me

'Cause you've taken away,
All away all of my reasons for livin'. living
When you pushed aside,
All aside all the love I've been giving. giving
Now wait a minute. minute

Didn't I teach treat you right, now, now baby, didn't I?
Didn't I do the best I could, now, now didn't I?

So don't you leave me,
Standin' see me standing in the shadows of love. love
I'm gettin' getting ready for the heartaches to come. come
Don't you see me,
Standing me standing in the shadows of love? love
Just tryin' my best,
To Trying the best to get ready for the heartaches to come. come

All alone I'm destined to be, be
With misery misery, my only company. company
It may come today,
And today and it might may come tomorrow, tomorrow
But it's for sure,
I ain't sure I've got nothin' nothing but sorrow. sorrow
Now, don'tNow would your conscience would kinda bother you? you
How can you watch me cry,
After cry after all I've done for you?
Now hold on a minute. minute

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

(Standing in the shadows of love.)
(Gettin' ready for the heartaches to come.)
I'm tryin' trying not to cry out loud. loud
You know, know cryin', it ain't gonna help me now.
none
What did I do to cause 'cause all this grief?
Now, what'dNow what did I say to make you want to leave?
Now wait a minute. minute

I gave my heart and soul to you, you now, didn't I?
And din't didn't I always treat you good, good now, didn't I?

I'm standing in the shadows of love. love
I'm gettin' getting ready for the heartaches heart aches to come. come
Hope toCan't you see you,
Standing me standing in the shadows of love. love
[Fade.]
Tryin' my best,
To Trying the best to get ready for the heartaches to comeenter added
Oh, I'm standing in the shadows of love...

[STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF LOVE]
[Written by: Edward Holland, Jr., Lamont Dozier & Briand Holland-1966
Performed by: The Four Tops[1]-1966
Appears on: Reach Out-1967, Super Hits-1976, Hits of Gold-1982, 19
Greatest Hits-1988, The Look of Love-1993, The Four Tops
Collection-1997, Fourever-2001, At Their Very Best-2002, Legends-2006, et al.]

[1]Covers include: The Ventures-1967, The Jackson 5-1969, Barry
White-1973, The Temptations-1993, Joe Stubbs-1997, Boyce & Hart-1998,
Daryl Hall-2004 & Janis Ian-2006.] love