The lyrics of the song entitled "Fear of the dark" by Iron Maiden 

Exercise I ---- Fill in the gaps
Fill in (=fill out) the gaps (=the blanks) with one word.

I am a man who walks 1. ___________ 
And when I'm walking a dark 2. __________
At night or 3. _____________ through the park
When the light begins to change 
I sometimes feel a little strange
A little 4. ____________ when it's dark.

[Chorus]
Fear of the dark, fear of the dark
I have a constant fear that something's always 5. ___________
Fear of the dark, fear of the dark 
A have a 6. ___________ that someone's always there.

Have you run your fingers 7. ____________the wall
And have you felt your 8.  __________ skin crawl
When you're searching for the light?
Sometimes when you're scared to take a look at the 9. ____________ of the room
You've sensed that something's watching you.

[Chorus]
Fear of the dark, fear of the dark
I have a constant fear that something's always near
Fear of the dark, fear of the dark
I have a 10.  ____________ that someone's always there.
 

Have you ever been alone at night
Thought you heard footsteps behind
And turned around and no one's there?
And as you 11. ___________ up your pace
You find it hard to look again
Because you're sure there's someone there

[Chorus]

Fear of the dark
Fear of the dark
I have a constant fear that something's always near
Fear of the dark
Fear of the dark
have a phobia that someone's always there

Fear of the dark
Fear of the dark
Fear of the dark
Fear of the dark

Fear of the dark
Fear of the dark
Fear of the dark
Fear of the dark

Watching horror films the night before
Debating witches and folklore
The unknown troubles on your mind
Maybe your mind is playing tricks
You sense and suddenly eyes 12. __________
On dancing shadows from behind

[Chorus]

Fear of the dark
Fear of the dark
I have a constant fear that something's always near
Fear of the dark
Fear of the dark
Have a phobia that someone's always there

Fear of the dark
Fear of the dark
I have a constant fear that something's always near
Fear of the dark
Fear of the dark
Have a phobia that someone's always there

When I'm walking a dark road
I am a man who walks alone

Exercise II --- Fill in the gaps
Try to fill in the gaps with a word or expression after listening to the song in ex. 1. The sentences below are not put in order you can hear it in a song.

1. I am a man who walks __________     _________ night.

2. And when I'm walking a dark _________

3. And as you _______________ up your pace you find it hard to look again.

4. You sense and suddenly eyes __________ on dancing shadows from behind.

5.   __________ of the dark.

6. Have you run your fingers __________ the wall?

7. You've __________ that something's watching you.

8. Have you ever felt this __________?

9. I have a phobia that someone's always ____________ .
10. The ­­­­­__________ troubles on your mind.