bananarama'nın kendi adını verdiği albümünden (1984) ilk şarkısı. tekli olarak çıkmış o zamanların hit listelerinde görünmüştür de.

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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 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,
it's a cruel cruel summer
now you're gone
you're not the only one

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

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 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

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