Oh, I can't take another heartache,
Though you say you're my friend, I'm at my wits' end!
You say you're 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 gotta be [bad word] to be kind in the right measure, [bad word] to be kind it's a very good sign, [bad word] to be kind means that I love you,
Baby, you've gotta be [bad word] 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 gotta be [bad word] to be kind in the right measure, [bad word] to be kind it's a very good sign, [bad word] to be kind means that I love you,
Baby, you've gotta be [bad word] 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 gotta be [bad word] to be kind in the right measure, [bad word] to be kind it's a very good sign, [bad word] to be kind means that I love you,
Baby, you've gotta be [bad word] to be kind.