Standing In The Shadows Of Love
(Brian Holland / Lamont Dozier / Edward Holland Jr)
Lead vocals : Michael Jackson, Jermaine Jackson
Background vocals : The Jackson 5
Produced by Bobby Taylor
Recorded in 1969 at the Motown's Hitsville Studio, Detroit, Michigan.
Versions
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Album Version (from "Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5") |
4:05 |
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Original version by The
Four Tops, |

Lyrics / Paroles
Standing in the shadows of love
Im getting ready or the heart aches to come.
Standing in the shadows of love
Im getting ready for the heartaches to come.
(cant you see me) standing in the shadows of love
Im getting ready for the heartaches to come.
I wanna run but theres no place
to go
For heartaches will find me I know.
Without your love, a love I need
Its the beginning of the end of me.
Cuz youve taken away all my reasons
for living
When you pushed aside all the love Ive been giving.
Now wait a minute!
Didnt I always treat you right
Now baby didnt i, didnt i, didnt i?
Didnt I do the best I could
Now didnt i, didnt i?
(dont you see me) standing in
the shadows of love
Getting ready for the heart aches to come.
(cant you see me) standing in the shadows of love
Doing my best to get ready for the heart aches to come.
All alone Im destined to be
With misery my only company.
It may come today, or it may come tomorrow
But its for sure Ive got nothing but sorrow.
I thought your conscience would kinda bother you
How can you watch me cry after all Ive done for you?
Hold on a minute!
I gave you all the love I had
Now didnt i, didnt i, didnt i?
When you needed me I was always there
Now wasnt i, wasnt i?
(dont you leave me) standing
in the shadows of love
Im getting ready for the heartaches to come.
Im trying not to cry outloud
Cuz all this cryin it aint, it aint gonna help me none!
Now what did I do, girl, 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 didnt i, didnt i, didnt i?
And didnt I always treat you good
Now didnt i, didnt i?
(dont you see me) standing in
the shadows of love
Im getting ready or the heart aches to come.
(repeat to to fade)
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