We are playing midnight Mary
My turn to sleep in the cemetery
The last flicker of this lighter
Is the only flame I have
My parents think I'm sleeping at Jackie's
Her parents think she's sleeping at mine
It's a year before my dad will leave
And my mom will wear sunglasses all the time
I'm not afraid of seeing ghosts in the night
I'm not afraid of the boogeyman running his hands down my spine
I'm only afraid of the kind of darkness
That doesn't end
When the sun comes up
My boyfriend Tim will join the army
Just to get the college money
And on the night before he leaves
He'll give me his guitar
But he won't make it overseas
He won't get to see a war
His comrades will get him wasted
And leave him three days in a car
I'm not afraid of seeing ghosts in the night
I'm not afraid of the boogeyman running his hands down my spine
I'm only afraid of the kind of darkness
That doesn't end
When the sun comes up
In ten years I will love a man
More than I think I can
And we will have two daughters
And give them this broken land
If I don't get to live again
I can't let the bad guys win
One last look before I go
I'll be overcome with love
I'm not afraid of seeing ghosts in the night
I'm not afraid of the boogeyman running his hands down my spine
I'm only afraid of the kind of darkness
That doesn't end
When the sun comes up
No, I'm not afraid
I'm not afraid
