Dancing In The Dark
Bruce Springsteen (& the "E" Street Band) Lyrics

I get up in the evening
I start most of my days in the evening

And I ain't got nothing to say
I have no particular eventful activity running in mind

I come home in the morning
I stay up most of the night in shifts grooming up my life

I go to bed feeling the same way
I end my day with no significant milestones achieved

I ain't nothing but tired
I am worn out from living this life devoid of passion

Man I'm just tired and bored with myself
I'm mostly consumed by a deep sense of ennui and apathy towards myself

Hey there baby, I could use just a little help
I need something, or someone to help bring back the fire within me

You can't start a fire
A profound change cannot occur if there isn't any near spark that can catalyze one's life towards a considerable direction

You can't start a fire without a spark
Without the tiniest spark of relevance or inspiration, lives will remain stagnant and unproductive

This gun's for hire
I am available and willing to effect and propel the much-needed change

Even if we're just dancing in the dark
Even if all we have is a few fleeting moments of excitement and happiness

Message keeps getting clearer
I am starting to make sense of what I want in life

Radio's on and I'm moving 'round the place
I'm starting to sync and align with the unspoken message of life

I check my look in the mirror
I'm taking stock of the person I see in the mirror, and I am not pleased with what I see

I want to change my clothes, my hair, my face
I need a complete reinvention of my life in every possible way

Man I ain't getting nowhere
I am stagnant, and I am yet to pinpoint the direction I want to take in life

I'm just living in a dump like this
My life is in a state of decay, stagnation, and decay currently

There's something happening somewhere
There's a hint of something better happening out there; I just have to open my eyes to see it

Baby I just know that there is
I am confident that better days are ahead of me, even if the present isn't looking too good

You sit around getting older
It's so easy and natural to seek comfort in habits and routines rather than trying new things

There's a joke here somewhere and it's on me
Life's propensity to play cruel jokes on us is often underestimated

I'll shake this world off my shoulders
I'm willing and determined to overcome the challenges that face me, no matter what

Come on baby this laugh's on me
I can laugh away what seems like insurmountable in life's lemons, and it will be okay

Stay on the streets of this town
If I continue living life in the same manner, I won't attract anything good to my life

And they'll be carving you up alright
I'll continue getting the wrong attention and attracting negative elements to my space if I don't change

They say you gotta stay hungry
It takes a strong desire and hunger for something to create the necessary motivation in life

Hey baby I'm just about starving tonight
I am running on empty in life, and I need something significant to change the narrative

I'm dying for some action
I'm yearning for something profound and action-inspiring to happen in my life

I'm sick of sitting 'round here trying to write this book
I am tired of my current mundane existence and need something better to happen in my life

I need a love reaction
I need a profound and life-changing experience of love to push me in the right direction

Come on now baby gimme just one look
I am keen on a change, but I need something tangible to hold onto to start me off, just something small

You can't start a fire sitting 'round crying over a broken heart
I cannot affect any significant change in life if I am still stuck on the past

This gun's for hire
I am willing and able to take an active and leading role in my life's transformation

Even if we're just dancing in the dark
Even if I have to start from scratch, and it all seems too dark, it's better than staying stagnant

You can't start a fire worrying about your little world falling apart
The only way out of the fear of falling apart is to take charge and repair what's not working

Even if we're just dancing in the dark
Again, I'd rather dance in the dark than wallow in the known frustrations and emptiness of stagnation

Even if we're just dancing in the dark
A reaffirmation of the fact that life without lighted pathways is still more rewarding than a life of emptiness

Even if we're just dancing in the dark
In conclusion, taking the first step towards change is half the battle won, even if we're starting blind

Hey baby
A term of endearment towards someone special who could bring light into the situation