Lyrics:

Oh, I can't take another heartache
Though you say you're my friend
I'm at my wits' end
You say you're 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 got to be cruel) You got to 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, you say

You got to 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 got to be cruel) You got to be cruel to be kind
Ooh...

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, 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 got to be cruel) You got to be cruel to be kind

Cruel to be kind in the right measure
Cruel to be kind, it's a very very very good sign
Cruel to be kind means that I love you, baby
(You got to be cruel) You got to be cruel to be kind

Cruel to be kind in the right measure
Cruel to be kind, it's a very very very good sign
Cruel to be kind means that I love you, baby
(You got to be cruel) You got to be cruel to be kind

(repeat & fade)