(In 4/4 time. 4 bar piano Intro)

 

Hot town, summer in the city

Back of my neck

Getting dirty and gritty.

Been down, isn't it a pity

Doesn't seem to be

A shadow in the city

All around, people looking half dead

Walking on the sidewalk,

Hotter than a match head.

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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

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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.

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(4 bar instrumental)

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Cool town, evening in the city

Dressing so fine and looking so pretty.

Cool cat, looking for a kitty

Gonna look in ev'ry corner of the city

'Til i'm wheezing like a bus stop

Running up the stairs,

Gonna meet you on the rooftops.

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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

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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.

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(4 bar instrumental)

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Repeat first verse and chorus

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