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 (what did they say) things I can't understand
it's too close for comfort this heat has got right out of hand

It's a cruel cruel summer leaving me here on my own
it's a cruel cruel summer now you're gone you're not the only one
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 gotta get up and go

It's a cruel cruel summer leaving me here on my own
it's a cruel cruel summer now you're gone you're not the only one
it's a cruel cruel summer leaving me here on my own
it's a cruel cruel summer now you're gone

It's a cruel cruel summer leaving me here on my own
it's a cruel cruel summer now you're gone you're not the only one
it's a cruel cruel summer leaving me here on my own
it's a cruel cruel summer now you're gone you're not the only one

It's a cruel cruel summer leaving me here on my own
it's a cruel cruel summer now you're gone you're not the only one