Lord, I aint never seen weather like this
Its a hundred and ten in the shade
It feels like the devil moved here himself
To see the trouble he made
Everybodys bout to go insane,
Theyre crazy from the heat
Nobody wants to go outside,
Theres danger in the street

Chorus:
Its gonna be a long, hot summer
People dream of leavin town
Get ready for a long, hot summer
Feel the hammer cmon down, comin down

You see the heat comin up from the sidewalk
You can feel the temperature rise
All I see is a blazin sun
Burning a hole in the sky
I never though that it could be like this
24 hours a day
Its too hot to sleep, were in trouble so deep
And you know theres no running away

Its gonna be a long, hot summer
This place is like a burning hell
Get ready for a long, hot summer
There aint no water in the well
Its a long, hot summer
A lot of sweat and misery
Its a long, hot summer
Its killin you and killin me

So you scream and shout, but theres no way out
You just live with a lock on your door
Theres a fire in the sky and the earth is so dry
Like a cracking ground you cant take anymore

Its three oclock in the morning (dont do it)
You wait for the sirens to moan (dont do it)
You stare at the trigger, but somehow you figure
You dont feel like dying alone (dont do it)
The mean streets are getting meaner,
Everybodys got a gun
This aint no city, its a nightmare darlin
Were all dying in the sun

Its gonna be a long, hot summer
People dream of leavin town
Get ready for a long, hot summer
Feel the hammer cmon down, comin down
Its a long, hot summer
Havent seen a drop of rain
Its a long, hot summer
Nothins gonna kill the pain