This Long Night (Dancing with the Dark) - Janis Ian

Take these burdens from my heart

Lay them down beside the sea

They are tearing me apart

Let them drift away from me

Take this sorrow from my soul

I have prayed to find some rest

It’s a weight I cannot hold

It lays heavy on my breast

This long night cannot last forever

This long night, sorrow shields the stars

Give me light

Illuminate the secrets of my heart

Dancing with the dark

Take these tears that blind my eyes

I have lived too long in shadows

Unbind these shuttered skies

My horizons are too narrow

Take my weariness and sorrow

Take the troubles I have borrowed

They will all be here tomorrow

This long night cannot last forever

This long night, sorrow shields the stars

Give me light

Illuminate the secrets of my heart

I’m dancing with the dark

Dancing with the dark

Dancing with the dark