Oh, I can't take another heartache Oh, you say you're my friend I'm at my wit's end You say your love is bonfire 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 big 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 pin 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 Ooh Well, I do my best to understand, dear But you still mystify And I wanna know why I pin 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 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