Live 21 Jun 1985 version
One two three!
You're sitting around getting older
I wanna shake this world off my shoulders
There's a joke here somewhere
There's a joke here somewhere
One, two, 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 the world off my shoulders, come on baby the 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 there 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
You 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
You 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 now) even if we're just dancing in the dark
(Even if we're just dancing now) even if we're just dancing in the dark, yeah
(Even if we're just dancing now) even if we're just dancing in the dark now
(Even if we're just dancing now)
Sometimes I feel, I get feeling so lonely
And that's when I wanna reach out for a little help
And set to somebody, somewhere
Heyyy baby!
The above lyrics are for the live 21 Jun 1985 performance of DANCING IN THE DARK at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milan, Italy, during the Born In The U.S.A. Tour.
List of available versions of DANCING IN THE DARK on this website:
DANCING IN THE DARK [Album version]