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   a 100,000 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   always was...      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...