Released: June 27, 1983
Songwriter: Steve Jolley Tony Swain Keren Woodward Siobhan Fahey Sara Dallin
Producer: Tony Swain Steve Jolley
[Verse 1]
Hot summer streets and the pavements are burning, I sit around
Trying to smile, but the air is so heavy and dry
[Verse 2]
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
[Chorus 1]
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
[Verse 3]
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
[Chorus 1]
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
[Bridge]
You're not the only one
[Chorus 2]
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
[Instrumental break]
[Chorus 3]
It's a cruel, cruel summer
Leaving me here on my own
It's a cruel, cruel summer
Now you're gone
[Bridge]
You're not the only one
[Chorus 2]
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
[Bridge]
You're not the only one
[Outro]
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
Hot summer streets and the pavements are burning, I sit around
Trying to smile, but the air is so heavy and dry
[Verse 2]
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
[Chorus 1]
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
[Verse 3]
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
[Chorus 1]
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
[Bridge]
You're not the only one
[Chorus 2]
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
[Instrumental break]
[Chorus 3]
It's a cruel, cruel summer
Leaving me here on my own
It's a cruel, cruel summer
Now you're gone
[Bridge]
You're not the only one
[Chorus 2]
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
[Bridge]
You're not the only one
[Outro]
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
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