Cruel Summer

Hot summer streets and the pavements are burning as I sit around Trying to smile but the air is so heavy and dry Strange voices are saying (ah, 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 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've gotta get up and go As in go home 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 Hmm, now don't you leave me Hmm, now don't you leave me Now don't you leave me come on, come on Hmm, now don't you leave me Hmm, now don't you leave me Now don't you leave me come on, come on 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 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