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 DO
AND WHEN I ASK YOU
TO BE NICE
YOU SAY
YOU'VE GOTTA BE
CRUEL TO BE KIND
IN THE RIGHT MEASURE
CRUEL TO BE KIND
THAT'S A VERY GOOD SIGN
CRUEL TO BE KIND
MEANS THAT I LOVE YOU
BABY
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
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
THAT'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
TO 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 OH
IN THE RIGHT MEASURE
IT'S A VERY
VERY VERY GOOD SIGN
IT MEANS THAT
I LOVE YOU
BABY
YOU GOTTA BE
CRUEL TO BE KIND OH
IN THE RIGHT MEASURE
YES IT'S A VERY
VERY VERY GOOD SIGN
IT MEANS THAT
I LOVE YOU
BABY
YOU GOTTA BE
CRUEL TO BE KIND OH
IN THE RIGHT MEASURE
IT'S SUCH A VERY
VERY VERY GOOD SIGN
IT MEANS THAT
I LOVE YOU