I have a mandolin
I play it all night long
It makes me want to kill myself
I also have a dobro
made in some mountain range
sounds like a mountain range
in love
but when I turn up the tone
on my electric guitar
I'm afraid of the dark
without you close to me
I'm afraid of the dark
without you close to me
I went out to the forest
and caught
100000 fireflies
As they ricochet round the room
they remind me
of your starry eyes
Someone else's might
not have made me so sad
but this is the worst night
I ever had
cause I'm afraid of the dark
without you close to me
I'm afraid of the dark
without you close to me
You won't be happy with me
but give me one more chance
you won't be happy anyway
Why do we still live here
in this repulsive town
All our friends are in New York
Why do we keep shrieking
when we mean soft things
We should be whispering
all the time