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 sayin' (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 Leavin' me here on my own It's a cruel, (It's a cruel) Cruel summer Now you're gone 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 Leavin' me here on my own It's a cruel, (It's a cruel) Cruel summer Now you're gone It's a cruel, (Cruel) Cruel summer (Leavin' me) leavin' me Here on my own It's a cruel, (It's a cruel) Cruel summer Now you're gone It's a cruel, cruel summer Leaving me here on my own It's a cruel, cruel summer Now you're gone You're not the only one It's a cruel, (Cruel) Cruel summer (Leavin' me) leavin' 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