[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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  There was a time, not too far gone, when I was changed by just a song
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  On the radio, in the car, the pounding electric guitars
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  Then the time came to make a stand, we started up a four-piece band
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  And the heat felt like spotlights, in the heart of a hot summer night, yeah


[Chorus]
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  Ooh-ooh-ooh, hot summer nights
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  Ooh-ooh-ooh, hot summer nights


[Verse 2]
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  Return with me to when times were best, we were friends who could pass any test
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  We shared our hopes, our dreams, and our goals and the Fundamental Roll
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  As we sang in the hot, dark rooms, happy just to play our tunes
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  It felt good when we did it right, it felt good on a hot summer night, yeah


[Chorus]
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  Ooh-ooh-ooh, hot summer nights
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  Ooh-ooh-ooh, hot summer nights, yeah


[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
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  And so it lives, and it always will, the songs we've sung are in us still
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  Ringing out with all their might, in the heart of a hot summer night, yeah


[Chorus]
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  Ooh-ooh-ooh, hot summer nights
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  Ooh-ooh-ooh, hot summer nights
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  Ooh-ooh-ooh, hot summer nights