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Summer In The City Lyrics By The Lovin Spoonful

    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 halfdead
    walking 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
    the days can’t be like the nights
    in the summer in the city
    in the summer in the city

    cool town evenin’ in the city
    dressin’ so fine and lookin’ so pretty
    cool cat lookin’ for a kitty
    gonna look in every corner of the city
    ’til i’m wheezin’ like a bus stop
    running 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
    the days can’t be like the nights
    in the summer in the city
    in the summer in the city

    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 halfdead
    walking 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
    the days can’t be like the nights
    in the summer in the city
    in the summer in the city

    Artist: The Lovin Spoonful

    Year: 1966

    Decade: 60s

    Language: en

    Word Count: 147