City Summer Blues - Pokey LaFarge

It must be summer in the river city, ‘cause the gunshots ring out twice a day

Like cats in heat we’ve all gone crazy and sirens sing the long hot night away

There’s no relief in a river city except swimming pools, cold beer and wine

But that’s no way to treat a lady, you gotta get her out of town come summertime

It’s gonna be a long hot summer, I think it’s time we went somewhere

Baby, just me and you

Let’s leave the city behind, together we can pass the time

Far away from the city summer blues

Frying eggs on the sidewalk, street signs saying don’t walk

Anywhere, you better keep inside

Box fans just buzzing in the window, ice box wide open why don’t we go

Out where the weather is on our side

They can tear the streets up in this city, yes, long as we don’t let them tear

us down

We’ll keep our cool out in the country, where the city summer blues can’t be

found

It’s gonna be a long hot summer, I think it’s time we went somewhere

Baby, just me and you

Let’s leave the city behind, together we can pass the time

Far away from the city summer blues

Not that I hate this river city, but that burning sun ain’t no friend of mine

I’d like to show my baby something better, somewhere across that river city

limit sign

It’s gonna be a long hot summer, I think it’s time we went somewhere

Baby, just me and you

Let’s leave the city behind, together we can pass the time

Far away from the city summer blues