There was a time, not too far gone When I was changed by just a song On the radio and in the car The pounding of an electric guitar Then the time came to make our stand We started up a four-piece band And the heat felt like spotlights In the heart of a hot summer night, yeah Wooo.ooo.ooo .oooooo... ooo... ooo... oooh Hot summer nights Wooo.ooo.ooo .oooooo... ooo... ooo... oooh Hot summer nights Return with me to when times were best We were friends that could pass any test We shared our hopes, our dreams, our goals And other fundamental roles As we sang in the hot, dark rooms Happy just to play our tunes It felt good when we got it right It felt good on a hot summer night, yeah Wooo.ooo.ooo .oooooo... ooo... ooo... oooh Hot summer nights Wooo.ooo.ooo .oooooo... ooo... ooo... oooh Hot summer nights, yeah (Guitar solo) So it lives, and it always will Those songs we sung are in us still Ringing out with all their might In the heart of a hot summer night, yeah Wooo.ooo.ooo .oooooo... ooo... ooo... oooh Hot summer nights, yeah Wooo.ooo.ooo .oooooo... ooo... ooo... oooh Hot summer nights, yeah