The Triffids - Hell Of A Summer lyrics

It's been a hell of a summer to be lying so low Dogs and cats dropping down in the street Yellow bellies crying trick or treat/trick or treat, and I say to you .... It's been a hell of a summer to be lying so low Every word of kindness tastes like bile Deep in our hearts, we knew it all the while, and I say to you ... In the heat of the summer, to be kept lying way down so low What you have sir, dispose of at your will What you cannot have sir, you must k**/you must k**, and l say to you It's been hell