Mom   Can I sleep with the light on tonight?   Mommy, don't make me turn out the light   I heard something moving   Just beyond my closet door      Mom   Can I sleep with the light on tonight?   Mommy, please tell me it's all right   I think there's something scratching   At my window      So tell me   Have the rules changed, or is it me?   I'm as grown as a man ought to be   Don't make me sleep in the dark   Don't shut Teddy in the drawer      Oh yes, I'm all grown up now, I think   After all I do, there is no time to play, Lord   Or laughter      Don't tell me you love me and send me away   I'm begging for one more chance to play   Turn on the lights   Start the laughter