DANCING IN THE DARK^©

Live 10 Jul 1992 version

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, wanna change my clothes, my hair, my face
Man, I ain't getting nowhere, I'm 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 the world on my shoulders, come on baby have a laugh on me

Stay on the streets of this town and they'll be carving you up alright
You say you gotta stay hungry, well baby, I'm just about starving tonight
Dying for some action, 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, say! (Even if we're just dancing in the dark)
Even if we're just dancing, hey! (Even if we're just dancing in the dark)
Even if we're just dancing, hey! (Even if we're just dancing in the dark)
Hey baby!

The above lyrics refer to the 10 Jul 1992 performance at Wembley Arena, London, UK, during the Human Touch tour.

Lines between parentheses correspond to crowd singing.

Check also the album's version (more details) and the other live versions: 26 Jul 1984, 21 Jun 1985, 10 May 1988, 15 Oct 1988, 29 Aug 2002, 16 Oct 2002, 14 Jun 2003, and 04 Oct 2003.

Spoken intro on 10 Jul 1992 at Wembley Arena, London, UK:

Yeah. This is uh... Yeah. ??? feel like ??? on a new face [chuckles].