DANCING IN THE DARK^©

Live 26 Jul 1984 version

One, two, three, four*

I get up in the evening and I ain't got nothing to say
I come home in the morning, I go to bed feelin' the same way
I ain't nothing but tired, man I'm just tired and bored with myself
Hey there baby, I could use just a little help

You can't start a fire, you can't start a fire without a spark
This gun's for hire even if we're just dancing in the dark

Message just keep getting clearer, radio's on and I'm moving 'round the place
I check my look in the mirror, I wanna change my clothes, my hair, my face
Man, I ain't getting nowhere, just living in a dump like this
There's something happening somewhere, baby I just know that there is

You can't start a fire, you can't start a fire without a spark
This gun's for hire even if we're just dancing in the dark

You sit around getting older, there's a joke here somewhere and it's on me
I'll shake this world off my shoulders, come on baby this laugh's on me

Stay on the streets of this town and they'll be carving you up alright
You say you gotta stay hungry, hey now baby, I'm just about starving tonight
I'm dying for some action, I'm sick of sitting 'round here tryin' to write this book
I need a love reaction, come on now baby gimme just one look

Can't start a fire sitting 'round cryin' over a broken heart
This gun's for hire even if we're just dancing in the dark
Can't start a fire worryin' about your little world fallin' apart
This gun's for hire even if we're just dancing in the dark
(Even if we're just dancing) even if we're just dancing in the dark
(Even if we're just dancing) even if we're just dancing in the dark
(Even if we're just dancing) even if we're just dancing in the dark
(Even if we're just dancing)
Hey now baby!
Come on, I'm so lonely

The above lyrics refer to the 26 Jul 1984 performance at GNE Grandstand Exhebition Stadium, Toronto, Canada, during the Born In The USA tour.

* This line is not very audible

Check also the album's version (more details) and the other live versions: 21 Jun 1985, 10 May 1988, 15 Oct 1988, 10 Jul 1992, 29 Aug 2002, 16 Oct 2002, 14 Jun 2003, and 04 Oct 2003.