Lonely Nights Lyrics

What was it lived inside my closet?

What was it lurked beneath my bed?

Was it a child's imagination?

Just shadows dancing in my head

I thought the light of love would save me

Showing bright as equinox at noon

It was beyond my grasp, the shadow that you cast

When you were gone again so soon

I used to tremble, I used to shake

My heart was overcome with fright

But I've embraced that black

And melancholy lack

I've grown accustom to these

Long, long, lonely nights

Now I'm a creature of the twilight

The shadows are my only home

My eyes are open wide

I see the dark inside

So I can spend these long, long nights alone

Sometimes I wish the sun would shine

And I could stroll around the park

But every time I see, the mess love made of me

I always find myself praying for the dark

I used to tremble, I used to shake

My heart was overcome with fright

But I've embraced that black

And melancholy lack

I've grown accustom to these

Long, long, lonely nights

Whatever lived inside my closet

Whatever lurked beneath my bed

They taught me how to love the darkness

But now I fear the light instead