DANCING IN THE DARK^©

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 refer to the 21 Jun 1985 performance at San Siro Stadium, Milan, Italy, during the Born In The USA tour.

* Those are spoken lines, with echo effect

Check also the album's version (more details) and the other live versions: 26 Jul 1984, 10 May 1988, 15 Oct 1988, 10 Jul 1992, 29 Aug 2002, 16 Oct 2002, 14 Jun 2003, and 04 Oct 2003.