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Cruel Summer Lyrics

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



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



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

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

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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makes me think of daniel-son

I agree with billyperry, definitely makes me think of daniel-son trying to blend in with the valley high school kids. Great song from the 80s. I think the lyrics are self explanatory.

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My all time favorite summer anthem.

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BEST underated 80's song of all time!!! love it!

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The lyrics are absolutely self-explanatory, and this song is so classically 80's that it makes me happy every time i hear it, even though it's a sad song. Also reminds me of Daniel-san.

@AwayFromSirens That's probably why they put this song in "The Karate Kid".

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This song sounds like it's definitelyyyyy about not a very good summer!

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Karate Kid memories from the 1980s and then Stranger things in the 2020s. They certainly don't do great songs like this now

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Yo, why are there not any comments for this song? i mean it's on the commercial for blue crush so i would think more people would have taken an interest to it by now. neways, i like this song because it reminds me of a guy named richard that i fell in love with this summer and now i haven't seen him for 6 weeks and whenever we try to see eachother, the other person is gone. so i feel like the summer is being cruel to me by keeping us away from eachother. but i don't think the song is talking about that, i actually think this song is about how hot the summer is, but oh well, maybe it's for people like richard and me(i wish).

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One of my favorite summertime songs.

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What does this song mean to me? This song means watchin steve dancing about with some stupid outfit that he's decided to dress up in. then going into his room and saying, 'Steve, your room is shit. Can I have a blackjack?' Later that day, I will go into steve's room with wattsit and laugh at a) the number of different sets of top trumps b) the little yoda that remianed on the corner shelf for the entire year c) the selection of wham bars under his bed; and d) the number of schweppes glasses with an inch of water or juice (probably the shitty juicee that JJ bought) left in the bottom.

@LSWJMACK

Amen and Hallelujah!!!

Someone finally gets it!

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fun song, it reminds me of the tv show 'cruel summer' that was on trouble aaaages ago, with it being the opening theme tune and all, good sumertime song though!