A Midnight Dreary

When you can hear the light bulbs
as they blaze on through the night,

and as if on a "whim"
the stars all dim
but that brings not, the light;

with the planets all in order
but you fear they may fall down,
you're in the dark and eerie part of town.

~

The wind begins to come to life
dancing sporadically, everywhere;

and with every gust
it raises dust
it's only purpose is to scare;

and the patterns in the dirt
look like footprints from a crazy clown,
you're in the dark and eerie part of town.

~

Try and go about your business
and shake it free of you;

you'll get no rest
if it grabs your chest
Midnight Dreary knows what to do;

never has such an evil
caused such a deadly frown,
you're in the dark and eerie part of town.

~

You can try and hum, or whistle
to distract you in some way;

but this evil lives
and nothing gives
when it wants to come out and play;

the problem's you're the plaything
because there's no one else around,
you're in the dark and eerie part of town.