The mercury is rising, there's no disguising the heat.The asphalt is shimmering on every city street.A quarter to four, and I still can't find sleep,Watching shadows of the midnight move, long and deep.The air is thick, like a hundred degrees,Not even a whisper of a warm summer breeze.(Chorus)Oh, these hot summer nights, wild and sweet.Where the radio’s blowing under the yellow street lights.Feel the magic in the air before the dawn settles in,In the heart of the city, where the rhythms begin.Ooh, hot summer nights.(Verse 2)The summer wind came blowing from across the sea,Lingering just to touch your hair and walk with me.We laid on the hood of the car, eyes on the sky,Like we could reach out and touch the stars drifting by.The perfume of obsession is still on my skin,Feeling that moment beginning again.(Bridge)But at night, it’s a different world from the gritty day.The moon is shining bright while we dance the heat away.Forget the boss and the work you had to do late,Tonight there's no pressure, just a special kind of fate.(Chorus)Oh, these hot summer nights, wild and sweet.Where the radio’s blowing under the yellow street lights.Feel the magic in the air before the dawn settles in,In the heart of the city, where the rhythms begin.Ooh, hot summer nights.(Outro)Like painted kites, the nights go flying by.Under a blue umbrella sky.Just you and me in the heat of the flame.Hot summer nights, never q
