DANCING IN THE DARK^©

Live 16 Oct 2002 version

One, two, one two three four

I get up in the evening and I ain't got nothing to say
Come home in the morning, go to bed feelin' 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
Check my look in the mirror, 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

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, it's on me
Shake the world off my shoulders, come on baby (come one baby)
Come on baby (come one baby), come on baby (come one baby), have a laugh on me

One two thee
Stay on the streets of this town, they'll be carving you up alright
They say you gotta stay hungry, hey baby, I'm just about starving tonight
I'm dying for some action, sick of sitting 'round here tryin' to write this book
I need a love reaction, 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 (this gun's for hire), this gun's for hire (this gun's for hire)
This gun's for hire (this gun's for hire) even if we're just dancing in the dark

Hey baby! (Hey baby)
Hey baby! (Hey baby)
Hey baby! (Hey baby)
Heyyyyy!

During The Rising tour, the first half of the 16 Oct 2002 show at Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain, from THE RISING till DANCING IN THE DARK, was broadcasted on MTV Europe and VH1-UK to most of Europe. Video for three of the broadcasted songs was included on The Rising: Tour Edition bonus DVD in 2003 (Released in Australia and Europe with identical catalogue number, COL 508000 3). The complete show was later released on Live In Barcelona DVD in 2003. The above lyrics refer to that great performance.

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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, 10 Jul 1992, 29 Aug 2002, 14 Jun 2003, and 04 Oct 2003.

Spoken intro on 16 Oct 2002 at Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain:

Keep those cameras rolling, one more for the folks out in TV-land [DANCING IN THE DARK was the last song on the TV broadcast].