There was a time, not too far gone
When I was changed by just a song
On the radio, in my car
The pounding electric guitar
Then the time came to make our stand
And the heat felt like spotlights
We started up a four-piece band
In the heart of a hot summer night, yeah
Hot summer nights
Hot summer nights
Return with me to when times were best
We were friends that could pass any test
And the fundamental roll
Happy just to play our tunes
As we sang in the hot, dark rooms
We felt good when we did it right
We felt good on a hot summer night, yeah
Hot summer nights
Hot summer nights, yeah
So it lives, and it always will
Ringing out with all their might
Those songs we sung are in us still
In the heart of a hot summer night, yeah
Hot summer nights
Hot summer nights, yeah