Hot summer streets and the pavements are burning I sit around ♪ Trying to smile, but the air is so heavy and dry ♪ It's a cruel, cruel summer ♪ Leaving me here on my own 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 summer ♪ Leaving me here on my own 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