[funk] [1980s] [bass guitar] [smooth] (rhythmic guitar and bass) [verse 1] Dancing, dancing in the dark Don't know where i'm going I don't know where i'm headin' My mind is a mess And i'm so stressed (dancing) dancin' in the dark (dancing in the dark) my mind, my body, my heart....I don't know where to start Don't know where to end I'm in the land of confusion Dancin' in the dark (hard driving percussion) [Verse 2] Ever since she left me, i've been without a clue I don't know what to dooo She was my guiding light My north star The one thing in this world That I could trust Now i'm in a daze on the dance floor of the mind mmm dancin' in the dark Don't know where i'm going I don't know where i'm headin' (sax and guitar intertwine with a drum beat keeping time) [Verse 3] Back when she was mine I was doin' fine She was my joy, my life, my happiness Now i'm all alone in the prison of the mind (Dancing oh yeah) Dancin' in the dark Maybe i'll find my way come what may But today....I'm dancing (OHHHHHH) dancin' in the dark [bridge] (dancing) trying to find my way (dancing) gotta get myself (dancing) back in control (dancing) gotta free my soul (dancing in the dark) It's so hard, never lost a love like this before (dancing in the dark) Gotta grope around, find the light [Verse 4] (dancing in the dark) I'm gonna be ok (dancing in the dark) Nothin' gonna get in my way (dancing in the dark) Got to find the light Gonna make it alright (dancing in the dark) Sooooon I won't be dancing and flirtin' with the mother of disaster [Verse 5] (in the dark) No gonna find the light (in the dark) can't let the bad things get me down (in the dark) nooooo I can see the sun shining my way (in the dark) hell no, i'm gonna be okay (dancing in the dark) no i'm dancing in the light And i'm gonna fight my way back to the top [Verse 6] I wish her the best luck in all the world But her memory, it can't get to me We'll both be happy when this is over (dancin' dancin' dancin') mmmmmmm dancin' in the light today and tomorrow and forever more ohhhhhh boy! (hand claps)