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, its 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 I been swinging all around me 'Cause I don't know when you're gonna make your move Oh, your gaze is dangerous And you fill your space so sweet If I let you get too close You'll set your spell on me So darlin' I just wanna say Just in case I don't come through I was on to every play I just wanted you But, oh, it's so evil, my love, the way you've no reverence to my concern So I'll be sure to stay wary of you, love, to save the pain of Once my flame and twice my burn You made me a shadowboxer, baby I wanna be ready for what you do I been swinging all around me 'Cause I don't know when you're gonna make your move