When you move the key to the start (cranking) position the the starter is in circuit and trying to draw a lot of current and therefore the lamp will light, THIS IS NORMAL....
Thank you. I understand what you mean however, I may have mixed up my wording.
I actually did not get the key to the final "cranking" position. I only got up to the position before the cranking, saw the light, and stopped there.
If I understand correctly, a short in this position (what I'm assuming is RUN), with the lamp lighting up, makes sense because the black wire is still "open" from the steering column to the dash harness.