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 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

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

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), 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, it's a cruel

Mmm, now don't you leave me
Mmm, now don't you leave me
Now don't you leave me, come on, come on
Mmm, now don't you leave me
Mmm, now don't you leave me
Now don't you leave me, come on, come on

It's a cruel (cruel), cruel summer (cruel summer)
Leaving me here on my own (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), 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, it's a cruel
It's a cruel (cruel), cruel summer