Hot summer streets and the pavements are burning I wait around Trying to smile but the air is so heavy and dry The voices of strangers are whispering words I don't understand They're 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 A city so crowded a street full of folk but I'm still alone It's too hot to handle I wish I could get up and go But it's a cruel... cruel summer Leaving me here on my own It's a cruel... cruel summer Now you're gone Yes it's a cruel... cruel summer Now that I'm here on my own It's a cruel... cruel summer Now you're gone