Too Hot - The Kinks

Everybody’s working out at the gymnasium

Pumping iron, getting fit, ready to compete

Everybody working on their own body heat

Everybody hustling out on the street

Julian is out there looking at locations

Arthur’s on the picket line winding up the nation

Sara Jane’s working on her way to a degree

But back in the gymnasium they’re working out and body popping

It’s gotta stop because it’s getting too hot

Cool it down, 'cause it’s getting too hot

It’s getting crazy, going over the top

It’s too hot, it’s too hot, it’s too hot, it’s too hot

All the kids are working out, they’re on their way to fame

Arthur’s on the war path, here he comes again

The city’s like a sauna bath, stinks like a drain

They’re pumping up the nation but it’s gonna bust a vein

Tourists everywhere, blocking up the streets

My ice cream cone just melted in the heat

And while I do my best to stop my raspberry from slopping

Back in the gymnasium they’re working out and body popping

It’s gotta stop because it’s getting too hot

Cool it down, 'cause it’s getting too hot

It’s getting crazy, going over the top

It’s too hot, it’s too hot, it’s too hot, it’s too hot

It’s too hot, gotta cool it down

It’s too hot, turn the heating down

It’s too hot, the temperature is up

It’s too hot, it’s too hot, it’s too hot, it’s too hot

The city lights start shining at the end of the day

Taking the place of the big red sun as it slowly sets

Meanwhile back in commuter city, another kid’s packing her bags

And running away

To a city that is really too hot

It’s Piccadilly and it’s really too hot

Too hot, too hot, too hot

Arthur’s working out, now he’s really got the muscle

Julian’s over budget, now he’s really got to hustle

And Sara Jane’s living on bag take-aways

And working as a stripper on the school holidays

Sleazy town, gets me down, want some peace and quiet

The police are everywhere like there’s gonna be a riot

Back in the gymnasium they’re training for a war

Think of all the fun we had in 1984

It’s gotta stop because it’s getting too hot

Cool it down, 'cause it’s getting too hot

It’s getting crazy, going over the top

It’s too hot, it’s too hot, it’s too hot, it’s too hot

It’s too hot, gotta cool it down

It’s too hot, turn the heating down

It’s too hot, the temperature is up

It’s too hot, it’s too hot, it’s too hot, it’s too hot