Hot summer streets And the pavements are burning I sit around Trying to smile but The air is so heavy and dry Strange voices are saying Things I can't understand It's too close for comfort This heat has got Right out of hand
(Chorus) It's a cruel, cruel summer Leaving me here on my own It's a cruel, cruel summer Now you're gone
The city is crowded My friends are away And I'm on my own It's too hot to handle So I got to get up and go