Cruel To Be Kind

from Crazy For You by Ian Gomm

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CRUEL TO BE KIND

Words & Music by Nick Lowe & Ian Gomm

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 bona-fide
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 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've 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 of the ground
I have you knock me backdown again and again
And when I ask you to explain you say

You've got to 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've got to be cruel to be kind

Baby you've got to be cruel to be kind
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've got to be cruel to be kind

Copyright 1987 Rock Music Co. Ltd./Complete Music

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from Crazy For You, released September 3, 2020

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