Hot Night

© 2014  J Oscar Bittinger

High Summer Too warm in the kitchen To sit and listen to the radio Night comin’ Wipe the sweat from your neck That you get Even when you’re moving slow
On a hot night A hot night A hot night like this
In the sticky humid air Can’t afford any more than an old fan on the floor By the window Lights out everywhere Even lovers don’t lay Near on the pillow
On a hot night A hot night A hot night like this Ooh, ooh – Try to sleep Ooh, ooh – Escape the heat Ooh, ooh –  Toss and turn Ooh, ooh – While the dreaming city burns!
On a hot night like this Arguments and cries All get magnified From the street below You wanna cool drink to be fixed Splash your face at the sink Try to think where you gonna go
And you wish that it would rain Cool the streets that feel like flame Clouds crowd the sky But things don’t seem to change
On a hot night A hot night A hot night like this
EDITS: 1982: Summer | 1999: Summer | 2001: Aug 6, 10 | 2004 | 2012: June 23; July 4, 13,16-18, 27 | 2013: Feb, 23; June 22 | 2014:  Jun 10, 28