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 bonna 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
  
  Well I do my best to understand dear
  but you still mystify and I wanna know why
  I pick myself up off the ground
  And 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
  
  Well I do my best to understand dear
  but you're still mystify and I wanna know why
  I pick myself up off the ground
  And 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