(E. Holland, L. Dozier, B. Holland)   Lead vocals: Michael and Jermaine   Standing in the shadows of love  I'm getting ready or the heart aches to  come.   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 no place to go   For heartaches will find me I know.  Without your love, a love I need  It's the beginning of the end of me.   Cuz you've taken away all my reasons for  living   When you pushed aside all the love I've been  giving.   Now wait a minute!  Didn't I always treat you right   Now baby didn't I, didn't I, didn't I?  Didn't I do the best I could  Now didn't I, didn't I?   (Don't you see me) Standing in the shadows of  love   Getting ready for the heart aches to come.   (Can't you see me) Standing in the shadows of  love  Doing my best to get ready for the heart aches  to come.  All alone I'm destined to be   With misery my only company.   It may come today, or it may come tomorrow  But it's for sure I've got nothing but  sorrow.  I thought your conscience would kinda bother  you  How can you watch me cry after all I've done for  you?  Hold on a minute!  I gave you all the love I had   Now didn't I, didn't I, didn't I?   When you needed me I was always there  Now wasn't I, wasn't I?   (Don't you leave me) Standing in the shadows of  love  I'm getting ready for the heartaches to  come.  I'm trying not to cry outloud   Cuz all this cryin' it ain't, it ain't 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 didn't I, didn't I, didn't I?  And didn't I always treat you good  Now didn't I, didn't I?   (Don't you see me) Standing in the shadows of  love  I'm getting ready or the heart aches to  come.   ...etc to FADE