The Dark

In the dark you can sometimes hear your own heartbeat
Or the heart of the one next to you
The house settles down after holding itself up all day
Shoulder slumps, gives a big sigh

You hear no ones foot fall in the hall
That drip in the kitchen sink marking time
Junebug on the window screen can't get in but he keeps on trying
One way or another, we're all in the dark

Fireflies, sparks, lightning, stars
Campfires, the moon, headlights on cars
The Northern Lights and the Milky Way
You can't see that stuff in the day

When the truth turns its back on the sun
The stars come out and the planets start to run around
Now they call that 'day is done'
But really it's just getting started
Some folks take comfort in that

How dark is it?
It's too dark for goblins
How dark is it?
It's so dark you can smell the moon
How dark is it?
It's so dark, the wind gets lost
How dark is it?
It's so dark, the sky's on fire
How dark is it?
It's so dark you can see Clarksdale, Mississippi from here