Cruel Summer

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 gone right out of hand 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 The city is crowded My friends are away And I'm on my own It's too hot to handle So I gotta get up and go 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 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 It's a cruel (it's a cruel) Cruel summer Now you're gone You're not the only one It's a cruel (it's a 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 It's a cruel