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Cruel To Be Kind Lyrics By Nick Lowe

    oh i can’t take another heartache
    though you say you’re my friend i’m at my wit’s end
    you say your 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 gotta 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 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 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

    repeat until fade
    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

    Artist: Nick Lowe

    Year: 1979

    Decade: 70s

    Language: en

    Word Count: 103