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, 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 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
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
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
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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
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
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