Baby
Baby, you gotta be cruel to be kind
I pick myself up off the ground
But that don't coincide with the things that you do
You gotta be
Cruel to be kind it's a very good sign
Cruel to be kind it's a very good sign
I pick myself up off the ground
Well, I do my best to understand, dear
Cruel to be kind that means that I love you
You say your love is bona fide
Cruel to be kind in the right measure
I do my best to understand, dear
And when I ask you to explain, well, you say
You gotta be
To have you knock me back down again and again
You gotta be
Cruel to be kind in the right measure
Baby, you gotta be cruel to be kind
To have you knock me back down again and again
But you still mystify and I want to know why
Cruel to be kind means that I love you
Cruel to be kind it's a very good sign
And when I ask you to explain, well, you say
Baby, you gotta be cruel
Cruel to be kind in the right measure
Cruel to be kind in the right measure
You gotta be
Cruel to be kind means that I love you
Cruel to be kind means that I love you
And when I ask you to be nice, you say
But you still mystify and I want to know why
Cruel to be kind it's a very, very, very good sign
So, baby, you gotta be cruel
