It's way past midnight    There's a howling wind    Oh God what can it be?    Something out there evil    And it's coming straight for me    The house is dark and very cold    I know there's no one here    Why am I scared to death    Just petrified with fear       'Cause I'm shakin' and I'm thinkin'    Of something evil lurking    And waiting for me in the house    'Cause I'm shakin' and I'm thinkin'    Of something evil lurking    And waiting for me in the dark    The dark       When I opened up the door    And snapped on the switch    The room was filled with light    Then something black and very fast    Fled upon my sight    What I feared most as a child    Was the coming of the night    Now my horrors have become quite real    My nightmares breathe new life       'Cause I'm shakin' and I'm thinkin'    Of something evil lurking    And waiting for me in the house    Yes, I'm shakin' and I'm thinkin'    Of something evil lurking    And waiting for me in the dark    Dark!       What is it in the house    That the darkness brings to life?    I sense their eyes upon me    As I grab a butcher knife    Whatever it is that waits for me    It hides beneath my bed    If I try to sleep tonight    By morning I'll be dead!       'Cause I'm shakin' and I'm thinkin'    Of something evil lurking    And waiting for me in the house    Yes, I'm shakin' and I'm thinkin'    Of something evil lurking    And waiting for me in the dark