Cruel to be kind
In the right measure
Cruel to be kind
Itīs a very good sing
Cruel to be kind
Means that I love you, baby
You gotta be cruel to be kind.

Oh i cantītake another heartache
Though you say youīre my friend
Iīm at my witīs end
You say your love is bonna fide
But that donīt coincide
With the things that you do
And when I ask you to be nice
You say you gotta be.

Cruel to be kind
In the right measure
Cruel to be kind
Itīs a very good sing
Cruel to be kind
Means that I love you, baby
You gotta be cruel to be kind.

Well I do my best to understan 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
Itīs a very good sing
Cruel to be kind
Means that I love you, baby
You gotta be cruel to be kind.