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