Cruel To Be Kind
Composer(s): Nick Lowe; Ian Gomm
First release by: Stretch - 1978
Covered by multiple other artists



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... 

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, 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... 

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, got to be cruel to be kind 

Ooh ooh ooh, ooh.. ooh... ooh... 

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, 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...  

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, got to be cruel to be kind ...