Monsters

MONSTERS By Roy Merritt There's a monster in my closet A monster 'neath my bed There's a monster in the attic With other things I dread There's a monster in the yard There's a monster down the street There are monsters in my shoes They like to pinch my feet There are monsters in the basement Monsters in my dreams There are monsters everywhere Or so it seems There are monsters at the stores There are monsters in the school There are monsters downtown They like to play the fool There are monsters on the road And monsters on TV Monsters everywhere Monsters in the sea There are monsters in the sky And monsters in the trees There are monsters sneaking 'bout Hiding in the weeds There are monsters in the car And monsters on the roof I can hear them up there Tapping with their hoof I see 'em in the mirror I see 'em in my food I see 'em in myself When I’m in a bad mood I've seen 'em in the pantry I've seen 'em late at night I've seen 'em in the dark When there's but little light There are monsters over there And monsters right nearby Monsters push me down And sometimes make me cry There are monsters in the corn There are monsters in your hair A monster waits for me Monsters everywhere There are monsters 'round the corner Monsters in the lake Monsters who like to tease Ones that make you quake But my daddy tells me this For all it's worth You must get used to monsters If you want to live on Earth He says sometimes monsters Really do come about And we have to do our best To keep the monsters out But the fact of it is The truth overall Most of the monsters that you see Are just shadows on the wall Just shadows on the wall