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
Chorus: It's a cruel, (cruel), cruel summer Leaving me here on my own It's a cruel, (it's a cruel), cruel summer You're not the only one
Verse 2: 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
Chorus: It's a cruel, (cruel), cruel summer Leaving me here on my own It's a cruel, (it's a cruel), cruel summer Now you're gone You're not the only one
It's a cruel, (cruel), cruel summer (Leaving me), leaving me here on my own It's a cruel, (it's a cruel), cruel summer But you're not the only one (Leaving me)