Summer In The City Lyrics - Joe Jackson

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 

[Bridge:] 

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 all right 

[Chorus:] 

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? 

Cool town, evening in the city 

Dressing so fine and looking so pretty 

Cool cat, looking for a kitty 

Gonna look in every corner of the city 

Till I'm wheezing like a bus stop 

Running up the stairs, gonna meet you on the rooftop 

[Bridge] 

[Chorus] 

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 

[Bridge] 

[Chorus]