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Oh, I can't take another heartache <br>
Though you say you're my friend <br>
I'm at my wits end <br>
You say your love is bonafide <br>
But that don't coincide <br>
With the things that you're doing <br>
When I ask you to be nice <br>
You say you gotta be <br>
Cruel to be kind, in the right measure <br>
Cruel to be kind, it's a very good sign <br>
Cruel to be kind, means that I love you <br>
Baby, you gotta be cruel to be kind <br>
Well, I do my best to understand dear <br>
But you still mystify, and I wanna know why <br>
I pick myself up off the ground <br>
And have you knock me back down <br>
Again and again <br>
And when I ask you to explain <br>
You say you gotta be <br>
Cruel to be kind, in the right measure <br>
Cruel to be kind, it's a very good sign <br>
Cruel to be kind, means that I love you <br>
Baby, you gotta be cruel to be kind <br>
Well, I do my best to understand dear <br>
But you still mystify, and I wanna know why <br>
I pick myself up off the ground <br>
And have you knock me back down <br>
Again and again <br>
And when I ask you to explain <br>
You say you gotta be <br>
Cruel to be kind, in the right measure <br>
Cruel to be kind, it's a very good sign <br>
Cruel to be kind, means that I love you <br>
Baby, you gotta be cruel to be kind<br>
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