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Nick Lowe
Cruel to Be Kind

Song Information
Song Artist(s):Nick Lowe
Song Title:Cruel to Be Kind
Year:1979

Album Information
Album:Power Trakks 094
Track:18

Track Classification
Genre:Rock 1970s
MusicBrainz Genre:Rock/Pop

Audio
20 sec. sample

Lyrics
Original Source:LyricWiki
Oh, I can't take another heartache
Though you say your 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 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 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 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 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 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 got to be cruel)
You got to be cruel to be kind

(Cruel to be kind) Oh, in the right measure
(Cruel to be kind) It's a very, very, very good sign
(Cruel to be kind) It means that I love you, baby
(You got to be cruel)
You got to be cruel to be kind

(Cruel to be kind) Oh, in the right measure
(Cruel to be kind) Yes, it's a very, very, very good sign
(Cruel to be kind) It means that I love you, baby
(You got to be cruel)
You got to be cruel to be kind

(Cruel to be kind) Oh, in the right measure
(Cruel to be kind) Yes, it's a very, very, very good sign

Track Information
Published Time:3:28
Measured Time:3:27
Traktor Peak dB: 0.277
Traktor Perceived dB: 4.579

Mix Information
Mixmeister BPM:131.6
Traktor BPM: 130.6 (100.0%)
Mixmeister Key:G m

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Song Artist:Nick Lowe
Song Title:Cruel To Be Kind

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