Cruel to Be Kind sing and play along

Oh, I can't take another heartache.

Though you say you're my friend,

and I'm at my wits' end.

You say your love is bona fide,

but that don't coincide down

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;

it's a very good sign if "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 to have you knock me back down

with 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 if "cruel to be kind" means that I love you,

baby. You gotta be cruel to be kind.

Well, I do

Well, I do my best to understand,

dear, but you still mystify, and I wanna know why.

I pick myself up off the ground to have you knock me back down again and again.

And when I ask you to explain,

you say, "You gotta be cruel to kind in the right measure."

Cruel to be kind;

it's a very good sign if "cruel to be kind" means that I love you,

baby. You gotta be cruel to be kind.

cruel to kind in the right measure."

Cruel to be kind;

it's a very good sign if "cruel to be kind" means that I love you,

baby. You gotta be cruel to be kind.