Live 23 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 feeling the same way
I ain't nothing but tired, 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, 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 shoulder, 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, yeah baby, I'm just about starving tonight
Dying for some action, sick of sitting 'round here trying to write this book
I need a love reaction, baby gimme just one look
You can't start a fire sitting 'round crying over a broken heart
This gun's for hire even if we're just dancing in the dark
You can't start a fire worrying about your little world falling 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, sing! (Even if we're just dancing in the dark)
Even if we're just dancing, let me hear you! (Even if we're just dancing in the dark)
Even if we're just dancing (Even if we're just dancing in the dark)
Hey baby
The above lyrics are for the live 23 Jul 1992 performance of DANCING IN THE DARK at Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford, NJ, during World Tour 1992-1993. The song was played in an acoustic arrangement. The parts between parentheses are sung by the crowd.
This was the first of an eleven-night stand at Brendan Byrne Arena.
List of available versions of DANCING IN THE DARK on this website:
DANCING IN THE DARK [Album version]