When time moves on to fast it seems   To leave you in the dark   Like an island in an endless sea   A flame without a spark   And somewhere in the past you dreamed   You'd fallen on the truth   But the truth can cut you like a knife   When you least expect it to      Oh Donna the tears that you're crying   Can wash away the sadness tonight   You know you're gonna have to keep trying   Until you see the first light      Don't let the darkness touch you   It can leave it's mark   On a hungry heart   Don't let the darkness touch you   When all hope is gone   Just keep on holding on      You're not the only one to feel   The end has finally come   Just because you're sleeping on your own   Seems like everything's gone wrong   But where there's life there's hope you see   Your time will come again   Hold on to me before you fall   Let me help you light the way      Oh Donna the tears that you're crying   Can wash away the sadness tonight   You know you're gonna have to keep trying   Until you see the first light      Don't let the darkness touch you   It can leave it's mark   On a hungry heart   Don't let the darkness touch you   When all hope is gone   Just keep on holding on      And someday soon you'll wake to find   That you've left the past behind   And you never really needed what you wanted      And the cage that held you fast    Was never really built to last   The time will come to spread your wings and fly away      Don't let the darkness touch you   It can leave it's mark   On a hungry heart   Don't let the darkness touch you   When all hope is gone   Just keep on holding on      Don't let the darkness touch you