One day every year We slip out of fear Tiny boots on the stair Got a trick in the air Paper bats on the door Little knocks on the floor I grin, you grin, too What a wicked thing to do Old town sleepin' tight We don't need moonlight Long black coat, slow pace Shadow on my face We know every lane Every squeak, every pane We don't need much, just time And a perfect little crime Shh, can you hear it? Hearts go thump, thump, thump We come near it Then we jump, jump, jump Laugh now, hush now Let's make them run One night only Then the fun is done Let's make the best out of it Let's make the best out of it One day every year We turn fright into cheer Let's make the best out of it Let's make the best out of it Hide, then scream, then laugh Till the night runs fast I hide by the gate You count to eight Then the porch light blinks And the whole street thinks There's a ghost in the shed There's a thump overhead But it's only us two With a joke to pull through We rattle a chain I say, "Run," you say, "Again" Lantern face, little grin Let the chaos begin By dawn we're gone But the story lives on They'll say, "Was it real?" And we'll smile in the peel One day every year We get to be loud One day every year We wear the night like a crowd So take my hand And don't look back When the clock strikes twelve We leave our track Let's make the best out of it Let's make the best out of it One day every year We turn fright into cheer Let's make the best out of it Let's make the best out of it Hide, then scream, then laugh Till the night runs fast Let's make the best out of it Let's make the best out of it One day every year We turn fright into cheer
