Live 11 Nov 2014 version
[Spoken intro:] Thanks for coming out tonight and supporting this cause. And remember when you leave, take all these men and women home in your, home in your heart with you. Because this is just the beginning. You can't start a fire without a spark.
I get up in the evening and I ain't got nothing to say
Come home in the morning, go to bed feeling 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
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
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
Shake this world off 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
Say you gotta stay hungry, hey baby I'm just about starving tonight
I'm dying for some action, I'm sick of sitting 'round here trying to write this book
I need a love reaction, come on now sugar give me 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 in the dark
Even if we're just dancing
Even if we're just dancing
Hey baby
[Spoken outro:] Thanks.
The above lyrics are for the live 11 Nov 2014 performance of DANCING IN THE DARK at National Mall in Washington, DC, during The Concert For Valor. The song was performed solo on acoustic guitar and harmonica.
The Concert for Valor was a Veterans Day concert put together by HBO, Chase, and Starbucks. Performers included Bruce Springsteen, The Black Keys, Rihanna, Eminem, Zac Brown Band, Jennifer Hudson, Carrie Underwood, Metallica, Dave Grohl, and Jessie J. The show featured onstage hosts Jack Black, Bryan Cranston, Jamie Foxx, George Lopez, John Oliver, and Bob Woodruff. There were special tributes by Tom Hanks, Will Smith, Steven Spielberg, Meryl Streep, Oprah Winfrey, and Reese Witherspoon. The concert was broadcast live on HBO and streamed over the internet.
Bruce Springsteen first took the stage at the end of Zag Brown Band's three-song set when he and Dave Grohl joined them on cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival's FORTUNATE SON. Later in the evening Springsteen performed a three-song solo acoustic set of his own.
List of available versions of DANCING IN THE DARK on this website:
DANCING IN THE DARK [Album version]