It's ninety-three degrees,
And the radio says a storm front's movin' in
Sure is hot
There's a double feature down at the Fox,
But everybody's seen it twice
And, besides, the air conditioner's broke

The old lady who runs the ice cream store
Got robbed last week
She put a lock on the door, And a bell on the lock
Now she don't answer the door,
'Cause she takes that good long look at you,
And you look too tough

The air is hot and heavy and wet,
And you just can't get high
That's when sparks fly on E Street
And the little girls walking lookin' so hot,
And the little boys' souls grow weak
When the girls give them a double shot

School boy pops pull out the stops on a Friday night
And those teenage tramps in skin-tight pants
Do the E Street dance,
But in their heart and soul they know it's all right

Just like those kids down there,
Oh, hooked up in a scuffle
Dressed in snake skin suits
Packed with Detroit muscle
Doin' the E Street shuffle
Oh, the shuffle
Doin' the E Street shuffle
Oh, the shuffle

It was a hot afternoon
The last day of June,
And the sun was a demon
The clouds were afraid
One ten in the shade,
And the pavement was steamin'

I told Billy Ray
In his red chevrolet
I needed time for some thinkin'
He was just passing by
When I caught that boy's eye,
And I swore it was winkin'

I was thirty-one,
He was seventeen
He knew nothing about love
I knew everything
But he sat right down
On the front porch swing,
And I wondered what the
Coming night would bring

Sun closed my eyes,
Climbed to the skies
It was starting to swelter
The sweat trickled down
The front of my gown
I thought it would melt me

I threw back my hair
Like he wasn't there
And I sipped, oh, something coolin'
My shoulders bare,
He tried not to stare,
Whoa, but I knew I wasn't foolin'

I looked deep into those eyes of blue,
I said, Boy, I know you're young,
Don't know what to say or do
But stay with me 'til the sun goes away
And I will chase the boy in you away"

Guess you know why
That kid caught my eyes,
Oh, and why the memory still lingers
Go back in my mind
To the very first time,
Ooh-ooh-ooh, I felt the touch of somebody's fingers
I go back in my mind
To the very first time
Oh, I felt the touch of somebody's fingers
And go, I go back in my mind
To the very first time I felt

I go back in my mind
To the very first time
I felt the touch
Of somebody's fingers
The first time
The first time

Hey, Betty? Is that Jimmy's ring you're wearing?"
"Uh huh"
"Oh! Must be nice riding on that motorcycle after school, huh?"
"Uh huh"
"Is he picking you up after school today?"
"Unh uh!"
"Well, where'd ya meet him?"

I met him at the candy store
He turned around and smiled at me
Ya get the picture? (Yes, we see)
That's when I fell for the leader of the pack

My folks were always puttin' him down
Down! Down!
They said he came from the wrong side of town
They told me that he was bad,
But I knew that he was sad
And thats why I fell for the leader of the pack

One day my dad said, "Find someone new"
New! New!
I had to tell my Jimmy that,
Whoa, we were through
He stood up and then he asked me why
But all I could do was cry
I'm sorry I hurt you,
The leader of the pack

He sort of smiled and he kissed me goodbye
The tears were beginning to show
And as he drove away from me
On that rainy, rainy night,
I begged him to go slow
But whether he heard me
I'll never, never, never, never know!
Look out now, now, look out!
Whoa oh no no no! Whoa no no no! No! No!

I felt so helpless! What could I do-wo-wo-wo-wo?
The only, only love that we had was through
At school they all stop and stare
I can't hide the tears
I just don't care!
I will never forget you,
The leader of the pack!
Whoa-oo-woh! Gone gone gone!
Gone gone gone!
The leader of the pack is,
Now he's gone!
The leader of the pack is,
Now he's gone!
The leader of the pack is, whoa gone!
Gone gone gone!
Gone gone gone!
Gone gone gone!