Its late in the day
I read you a story - one you know
Its late in the day
I turn off the lights before I go

All the voices we use
so we dont confuse 
the friends we meet

And I’ll keep on reading
So we know what they’re up to 
before you sleep

We are all afraid of the dark
We are all afraid of the dark
We are all afraid of the darkness around us
But the dark will be gone when you wake up

It’s late in the day
We’ll say goodbye before you go
It’s late in the day
And I’ll be heading back before I know

There’s a plane on the runway
We hugged, and we wave to one another
And I keep on waving
N ow a father and a son will miss each other 

We are all afraid of the dark
We are all afraid of the dark
We are all afraid of the darkness around us
But the dark will be gone when we wake up

It’s one of those nights
The mind full of mist, it’s almost two
It’s one of those nights
And all I can think of is you

When young one’s are dying
It’s a tear in our hearts 
it seems so wrong

And I keep on crying
Cause your name on the stone 
Is of my son

We are all afraid of the dark
We are all afraid of the dark
We are all afraid of the darkness around us
If the dark is still there when we wake up

We are all afraid of the dark
We are all afraid of the dark
We are all afraid of the darkness around us
For ever you’re gone when I wake up