The Heat Wave

Temperatures rising like a ghost from a grave
No amount of water can cool you in this heat wave
It's so hot outside the heat is rising up from the ground.
While workers search for shade for a moment to just cool down

Air conditioners breaking down from running all the time
Days and days of solid heat, somebody said that its already been nine
Children can't go outside in this heat to play
Newscasters predict that more heat is coming our way

The heat's so powerful, that people are dying, old, young and in between
Power outages throughout the region has made this heat wave very mean
No end in sight as we go another day without power or light
Come on sweet darkness, bring on the cool to refresh us during the night

We all knew that our winter was mild, and that summer would come in like a lion
But who knew that this heat wave would cripple us for miles around
Cooling stations broke out across the land to help with cooling neighbors and friends
But nothing could have prepared us for this heat wave that seems will never end

Lawd today, it's hot outside with heat sickness sneaking up on men and women alike
Hovering over our bodies like a fine fitting dress that's entirely too tight
It's hot outside and the breeze and wind have forgotten to blow
Child get in here and stop opening and closing that door

There has been some cooling in between, but it brought more misery and pain
As lights and power went out on the East Coast from Florida to Maine
We've got to try to keep cool if we want to survive
But I'm sick of this heat wave so an electric fan or a generator, I must buy
Because it's hot out there, and I must stay alive!