[colour=#000000]i was the child [/colour]

[colour=#000000]who was afraid of the dark. [/colour]

[colour=#000000]i thought that if i didn't jump [/colour]

[colour=#000000]from my light switch to my bed [/colour]

[colour=#000000]that the monsters would reach out [/colour]

[colour=#000000]and drag me under [/colour]

[colour=#000000]by my ankles [/colour]

[colour=#000000]i am the child [/colour]

[colour=#000000]who is afraid of the dark [/colour]

[colour=#000000]i'm afraid that if i don't [/colour]

[colour=#000000]run, from light switch to light switch [/colour]

[colour=#000000]i'll find a knife in my back [/colour]

[colour=#000000]snakes and spiders don't frighten me [/colour]

[colour=#000000]with their scales and eight little legs [/colour]

[colour=#000000]but when things go bump [/colour]

[colour=#000000]during the witching hour [/colour]

[colour=#000000]i'll hide my head under a pillow [/colour]

[colour=#000000]and ebb off into uneasy sleep[/colour]