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 bona fide   But that don't 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 it's a very good sign   Cruel to be kind means that I love you   Baby, you gotta be cruel to be kind      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   And when I ask you to explain, well, 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 want to 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, well, 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 in the right measure   Cruel to be kind it's a very, very, very good sign   Cruel to be kind that means that I love you   Baby, you gotta be cruel   So, baby, you gotta be cruel   Said, baby, you gotta cruel to be kind