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, baby 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 want to be ready for what you do I've been swinging around me 'Cause I don't know when you're gonna make your move Ooh, your gaze is dangerous And you fill you space so sweet If I let you get too close You'll set your spell on me So darling, I just want to 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 And so I'm a shadowboxer, baby I want to be ready for what you do And I've been swinging around at nothing I don't know when you're gonna make your move Yeah, I'm a shadowboxer, baby I want to be ready for what you do And I've been swinging around me 'Cause I don't know when you'll make your move