There was a time not too far gone When I was changed by just a song On the radio and in my 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 Ooh hot summer nights Ooh hot summer nights Return with me to when times were best We were friends that could pass any test Shared our hopes, our dreams, our goals And the fundamental rolls As we sang in the dark rooms Happy just to play our tunes It felt good when we got it right It felt good on a hot summer night Ooh hot summer nights Ooh hot summer nights So it lives and it always will The songs we sung are in us still Ringing out with all of their might In the heat of a hot summer night Ooh hot summer nights Ooh hot summer nights