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

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, you're not the only one

(Repeat)

The city is crowded
My friends are away, and I'm on my own
It's too hot to handle so I've gotta get up and go

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, you're not the only one

(Repeat)

Cruel summer, it's a cruel summer
Cruel summer, it's a cruel summer

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, you're not the only one

(Repeat)

Cruel summer, it's a cruel summer
Cruel summer, it's a cruel summer
It's a cruel summer, it's a cruel summer
It's a cruel summer, it's a cruel summer
Cruel summer, it's a cruel summer
Cruel summer, it's a cruel summer
Cruel summer, it's a cruel summer
Cruel summer, it's a cruel summer