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 keeps getting clearer
Radio´s on, and I´m moving ´round my place
I check my look in the mirror
I wanna 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´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 laugh´s on me

Stay on the streets of this town
And they´ll be carving you up all right
They say, "You gotta stay hungry", well
Hey, baby, I´m just about starving tonight
I´m dying for some action
I´m sick of sitting around here tryin´ to write this book

I need a love reaction
Come on now, baby, 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