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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Letters to Cleo
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Nick Lowe
Composer
Ian Gomm
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ralph Sall
Producer
Eddie Miller
Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
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're doin'
[Verse 2]
When I ask you to be nice
You say you gotta be
[Verse 3]
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) you gotta be cruel to be kind
[Verse 4]
Well, I do my best to understand, dear
But you still mystify and I wanna know why
I pick myself up off the ground
To have you knock me back down
Again and again
[Verse 5]
And when I ask you to explain
You say you gotta be
[Verse 6]
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) you gotta be cruel to be kind
[Verse 7]
Well, I do my best to understand, dear
But you still mystify and I wanna know why
I pick myself up off the ground
To have you knock me back down
Again and again
[Verse 8]
And when I ask you to explain
You say you gotta be
[Verse 9]
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) you gotta be cruel to be kind
[Verse 10]
(Cruel to be kind) In the right measure
(Cruel to be kind) It's a very, very, very good sign
(Cruel to be kind) Means that I love you
Baby (You gotta be cruel) you gotta be cruel to be kind
Written by: Ian Gomm, Nick Lowe