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 saying (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 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 got to get up and go It's a cruel (cruel) cruel summer 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