Oh, I can't take another heartache
Though you say oh my friend, I'm at my 
wit's end
You say your love is bonafide, but that don't coincide
With the 
things that you do and when I ask you to be nice
You say you've got to 
be

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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, 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've got to be

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Ooh ooh 
ooh ooh ooh...

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