In the sweat of that summer Sittin' on the stairs In front of the window Of the Kensington cave that was my room The Kensington cave that was my room The Kensington cave that was my room I almost got electrocuted By that air conditioner But I still drank Chock Full o' Nuts coffee With that thing blasting on me Sometimes I'd bike to Brighton Beach One time there I bumped in to JC He was the one who held our lease He'd had it for 10 years so it was cheap But man that guy was such a creep That was my south Brooklyn summer Marching to the beat of my own drummer That was my south Brooklyn summer I was out of the country I was out of the country I'd walk to the deli To buy some Orbit gum They don't sell that kind Back where I come from Heat burning holes into the asphalt The construction guys made me laugh my ass off I'd say, "Hey come on, focus on the pavement" And then I'd walk home wondering where the day went And who was gonna cut my hair That was my south Brooklyn summer Marching to the beat of my own drummer That was my south Brooklyn summer I was out of the country That was my south Brooklyn summer Marching to the beat my own drummer That was my south Brooklyn summer I was out of the country I was out of the country I was out of the country I was out of the country