There was a time, not too far gone When I was changed by just a song On the radio, in my car The pounding electric guitar Then the time came to make our stand We started up a four-piece band And the heat felt like spotlights In the heart of a hot summer night, yeah Hot summer nights Hot summer nights
Return with me to when times were best We were friends that could pass any test We shared our hopes, our dreams, and our goals And the fundamental roll As we sang in the hot, dark rooms Happy just to play our tunes We felt good when we did it right We felt good on a hot summer night, yeah Hot summer nights Hot summer nights, yeah
So it lives, and it always will Those songs we sung are in us still Ringing out with all their might In the heart of a hot summer night, yeah Hot summer nights Hot summer nights, yeah