Summer in the citythe lovin' spoonful(john sebastian - mark sebastian - steve boone)hot town, summer in the cityback of my neck getting dirty and grittybeen down, isn't it a pitydoesn't seem to be a shadow in the cityall around, people looking half deadwalking on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head but at night it's a different world go out and find a girl come-on come-on and dance all night despite the heat it'll be alright and babe, don't you know it's a pity that the days can't be like the nights in the summer, in the city in the summer, in the citycool town, evening in the citydressing so fine and looking so prettycool cat, looking for a kittygonna look in every corner of the citytill i'm wheezing like a bus stoprunning up the stairs, gonna meet you on the rooftop but at night it's a different world go out and find a girl come-on come-on and dance all night despite the heat it'll be alright and babe, don't you know it's a pity that the days can't be like the nights in the summer, in the city in the summer, in the city------ instrumental break ------hot town, summer in the cityback of my neck getting dirty and grittybeen down, isn't it a pitydoesn't seem to be a shadow in the cityall around, people looking half deadwalking on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head but at night it's a different world go out and find a girl come-on come-on and dance all night despite the heat it'll be alright and babe, don't you know it's a pity that the days can't be like the nights in the summer, in the city in the summer, in the city-------------------------------------------------