Oh, I can't take another heartache
 Though you say you're my friend
 I'm at my wits end
 You say your love is bonafide
 But that don't coincide
 With the things that you're doing
 When I ask you to be nice
 You say you gotta be
 Cruel to be kind, in the right measure
 Cruel to be kind, it's a very good sign
 Cruel to be kind, means that I love you
 Baby, you gotta be cruel to be kind
 Well, I do my best to understand dear
 But you still mystify, and I wanna know why
 I pick myself up off the ground
 And have you knock me back down
 Again and again
 And when I ask you to explain
 You say you gotta be
 Cruel to be kind, in the right measure
 Cruel to be kind, it's a very good sign
 Cruel to be kind, means that I love you
 Baby, you gotta be cruel to be kind
 Well, I do my best to understand dear
 But you still mystify, and I wanna know why
 I pick myself up off the ground
 And have you knock me back down
 Again and again
 And when I ask you to explain
 You say you gotta be
 Cruel to be kind, in the right measure
 Cruel to be kind, it's a very good sign
 Cruel to be kind, means that I love you
 Baby, you gotta be cruel to be kind