Dancing in the Dark

from Songs About Love & Change by Chris Taranto

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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 is for hire
Even if we're just dancing in the dark,

Message keeps getting clearer,
Radio's on and I'm moving 'round the place,
I check my look in the mirror,
I want to change my clothes,
My hair, my face,
Man, I ain't getting nowhere,
I'm 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 is for hire
Even if we're just dancing in the dark.

Sit around getting older,
There's a joke here and it's on me,
I shake this world off my shoulders,
C'mon baby, this laugh's on me.

Stay on the streets of this town
And 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,
I'm sick of sitting around, writing this book,
I need a love reaction,
Baby, give me just one look.

You can't start a fire sitting 'round,
Crying over a broken heart,
This gun is for hire
Even if we're just dancing in the...
You can't start a fire worrying 'bout your little world falling apart,
This gun is for hire
Even if we're just dancing in the dark.

Even if we're just dancing in the dark...

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from Songs About Love & Change, released July 26, 2019

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