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 (Ah, 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 (Cruel) Leaving me here on my own It's a cruel, cruel summer (It's a cruel) Now you're gone You're not the only one [x2]
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, and go
It's a cruel, cruel summer (Cruel) Leaving me here on my own It's a cruel, cruel summer (It's a cruel) Now you're gone You're not the only one [x5]