Bruce Springsteen

Released: December 14, 2018

Songwriter: Bruce Springsteen

[Verse 1]
I get up in the evenin'
And I ain't got nothin' to say
I come home in the mornin'
I go to bed feelin' the same way
I ain't nothin' but tired
Man, I'm just tired and bored with myself
Hey there baby, mmm, I could use just a little help

[Chorus 1]
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

[Verse 2]
Message keeps gettin' clearer
Radio's on and I'm movin' round the place
I check my look in the mirror
I wanna change my clothes, my hair, my face
Man, I ain't getting nowhere
Just livin' in a dump like this
There's somethin' happenin' somewhere
Baby, I just know that there is

[Chorus 1]
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

[Bridge]
You sit around gettin' older
There's a joke here somewhere
When I figure it out I'll let you know
All I know is that it's on me
Shake this world off my shoulders
Come on, baby, have a laugh on me

[Verse 3]
Stay on the streets of this town
Oh, and they'll be carving you up, that's right
They say you gotta stay hungry
Well, I'm just about starvin' tonight
I'm dying for some action
I'm sick of sittin' around here trying to write this book
I need a love reaction
Come on now, baby, gimme just one look

[Chorus 2]
You can't start a fire
Sittin' around 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 fallin' apart
This gun's for hire
Even if we're just dancing in the dark
Oh!

[Outro]
Even if we're just dancing in the dark
Hey, baby
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na

Bruce Springsteen is a rock ‘n’ roll icon from the great state of New Jersey. Nicknamed “The Boss,” he’s known for spirited sax-powered anthems about working-class people making their way in the world. Backed by the trusty E Street Band, he’s sold more than 120 million records, won numerous awards (including 20 Grammys and an Oscar), sold out stadiums around the globe, and earned a place alongside his teenage heroes in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Although he’s a living legend who ranks among the most important artists in rock history, Springsteen wasn’t an overnight success. Around the time of his first album, 1973’s Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J., he was dismissed as just another “new Dylan"—some scruffy folk singer with a decent vocabulary looking to follow in Bob’s footsteps. In the decade that followed, Springsteen proved himself to be much more.

His breakthrough came with his third album, 1975’s Born to Run. The record hit No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and landed the singer-songwriter on the cover of both Time and Newsweek. Bruce nabbed his first chart-topping album five years later with The River, and in 1984, he went global with Born in the U.S.A., a critical and commercial smash that produced seven Top 10 singles.

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