Things seem to get less tense Things seem to make more sense The stuff that bothers me, well it's still there But suddenly I don't really seem to care And people don't seem to be all that bad Situations don't get me quite so mad And I know that absolutely nothing has changed But suddenly it feels like everything's been rearranged And even though it's hot outside Even though it's hot outside Even though it's hot outside I'm a chill out and keep my cool In late August Pride and ego start winding down Hit and mistrust are buried underground And I'm not so hard pressed to be everybody's friend 'Cause I know that everything will work out in the end And time's getting more valuable every day And it all seems way too important not to save And everything will be so different in a year As the world keeps turning and our lives are just in gear 'Cause even though it's hot outside Even though it's hot outside Even though it's hot outside I'm a chill out and keep my cool In late August Back to school sales and re-runs on TV Temporary loss of long-term memory Downtown traffic and the technicalities That I feel too good to let it all get to me 'Cause even though it's hot outside Even though it's hot outside Even though it's hot outside I'm a chill out and keep my cool And even though it's hot outside Even though it's hot outside Even though it's hot outside I'm a chill out and keep my cool In late August