| Lyrics: | Written by: John Mellencamp and George M. Green
I'm tired of being grateful for a
chance to take a dive
I'm sick of everything I do just to keep myself alive
When you cut
away the skin that bears the brand
Standin' in the darkness, Baby, there I
am
Standin' in the darkness
Someone call my name out
Standin' in the
darkness
Someone put the flame out
Standin' in the darkness
Baby, there I
am
Where the world began
Saw the man in Jamaica, he had a shadow on his back
I
recalled the ring of fire, and he wore his suit of black
When the legend and the ocean meet the
sand
Standin' in the darkness, Baby, there I am
Standin' in the
darkness
Someone call my name out
Standin' in the darkness
Someone put the flame
out
Standin' in the darkness
Baby, there I am
Where the world
began
Everyone is so fabulous, hey, we all got our gun
Old Snakey's not a sinner,
no, he just shows us how it's done
When you separate the wretched from the damned
Standin'
in the darkness, Baby, there I am
Standin' in the darkness
Someone call my name
out
Standin' in the darkness
Someone put the flame out
Standin' in the
darkness
Baby, there I am
Where the world began |
