[Verse 1]
Hot summer streets
And the pavements are burning
I sit around
Trying to smile
But the air is so heavy and dry
[Verse 2]
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 1]
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
[Verse 3]
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 1]
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
[Bridge]
You're not the only one
[Chorus 2]
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
Now you're gone
[Instrumental break]
[Chorus 3]
It's a cruel, cruel summer
Leaving me here on my own
It's a cruel, cruel summer
Now you're gone
[Bridge]
You're not the only one
[Chorus 2]
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
Now you're gone
[Bridge]
You're not the only one
[Outro]
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…