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, 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 my place I check my look in the mirror wanna change my clothes, my hair, my face Man, I ain't getting nowhere, I'm just livin' 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 this world off my shoulders, come on baby the laughs on me Stay on the streets of this town and they'll be carving you up alright They say you got to stay hungry, oh 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 baby give me just one look You can't start a fire, sittin' '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 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 in the dark Even if we're just dancing in the dark That's how it starts We go back to your house We check the charts And start to figure it out And if it's crowded, all the better Because we know we're gonna be up late But if you're worried about the weather Then you picked the wrong place to stay That's how it starts