Once my lover, now my friend   What a cruel thing to pretend   What a cunning way to condescend   Once my lover, and now my friend   Oh, you creep up like the clouds   And you set my soul at ease   Then you let your love abound   And you bring me to my knees      Oh, it's evil, babe    The way you let your grace enrapture me   When well you know I'd be insane   To ever let that dirty game recapture me      You made me a shadowboxer, baby   I wanna be ready for what you do   And I been swinging all around me   'Cause I don't know when you're   Gonna make your move      Oh, your gaze is dangereous   And you fill your space so sweet   If I let you get too close   You'll set your spell on me   So darling, I just wanna say   Just in case I don't come through   I was on to every play   I just wanted you      Oh, it's so evil, my love    The way you've no reverence to my concern   So I'll be sure to stay weary of you, love   To save the pain of once my flame and twice my burn      And so I'm a shadowboxer, baby   I wanna be ready for what you do   And I been swinging all around at nothing   I don't know when you're gonna make your move      Yeah, I'm a shadowboxer, baby   I wanna be ready for what you do   And I been swinging all around me   'Cause I don't know when you'll make your move