Well, I heard you’ve packed your suitcase
And they say you’re running wild
Playing games around my understanding
Well you know that’s kind of two-faced
‘Cause I loved you like a child
But now I think it’s time I put a hand in

Well you say I don’t protect you
That I let you trip and fall
You couldn’t stand alone if you could learn to
I’d like to please correct you
‘Cause that isn’t true at all
I’ve always been the one that you could turn to

Go ahead and leave
Guess I’ll get along somehow
If I ever needed saving
Don’t you know I need it now

So come and shade me
From the hurting
Pain of love
Oh, c’mon, c’mon, c’mon, c’mon

Got no explanation
I got nothing to confess
Nothing to apologize or plead for
I saw your desperation
And I’ve given you the best
Of everything you said you had a need for
Now I know you’ve got your problems
And I guess you’ve got ‘em bad
But I am tired of giving you solutions
I don’t like to upset you
And I hate to see you sad
But I’ve already made my resolution

Oh, go ahead and leave
Guess I’ll get along somehow
If I ever needed saving
Don’t you know I need it now

So come on (Shade me)
Oh, from the hurting
Pain of love (I need you baby, don't you walk out now, no)
(Shade me)
From the hurting
Pain of love
Oh, you've got to, got to, aahh

(Shade me) Well you know I need you
(Shade me) And-a don’t you walk out now
(Shade me) And you've just got to shade me
(Shade me) Oh n-no no baby
(Shade me) Oh you've got to shade me
(Shade me) Oh you've just got to shade me
(Shade me) Oh no no baby baby baby baby whoa
Go ahead and leave
Guess I’ll get along somehow
If I ever needed saving
Don’t you know I need it now

So come on (Shade me)
Oh, from the hurting
Pain of love (I need you baby, come on come on now)
(Shade me)
From the hurting
Pain of love
No you've got to (Shade me)
Oh no no you all got to (Shade me)
Oh no no no baby (Shade me)
Oh you've got to shade me (Shade me)
Oh, b-baby (Shade me)
Oh, b-baby (Shade me)
C'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon (Shade me)