[Verse 1]
You laugh like nothin’s wrong
But your eyes don’t stay long
On the man that’s holdin’ your hand
You lean in when you talk
Then you catch it and you stop
Like you almost crossed a line again

[Pre-Chorus]
I knew you way back before that white dress
Before that aisle, before that kiss
Before his name ever rolled off your lips
You were already everything I’d miss

[Chorus]
So I guess I’ll love you from the shadows
Stay where the light don’t go
Keep my hands to myself
And my heart on a leash I can hold
Yeah I feel what I feel but I won’t let it show
Ain’t my place to steal what ain’t mine to hold
So I guess I’ll love you from the shadows

[Verse 2]
We dance around the truth
In the space between us two
Say just enough, then we back away
Every look’s a spark
But we leave it in the dark
Like a fire we’re afraid to make

[Pre-Chorus]
I had you in my head before he had your hand
Before forever had a wedding band
I never said it, never made that move
Now I’m stuck here loving you

[Chorus]
So I guess I’ll love you from the shadows
Stay where the light don’t go
Keep my hands to myself
And my heart on a leash I can hold
Yeah I feel what I feel but I won’t let it show
Ain’t my place to steal what ain’t mine to hold
So I guess I’ll love you from the shadows

[Bridge]
If you ever crossed that line
I don’t know if I’d walk away
And that’s the part that scares me to death
Easy to admit im afraid
So I’ll be the one that don’t
Even when I want to

[Final Chorus]
Yeah I’ll love you from the shadows
Where it hurts but it don’t show
Keep my hands to myself
Even when you get close
Yeah I feel what I feel but I’ll let it go
Some things ain’t meant for a man to hold
So I’ll love you from the shadows

[Outro]
You’ll never hear me say it
But you already know
I’ll love you from the shadows