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Song Parodies -> "Cruel To Be Kind"
Original Song Title:
"Hip To Be Square"
Original Performer:
Huey Lewis and the News
Parody Song Title:
"Cruel To Be Kind"
Parody Written by:
Hu's On First
The Lyrics
I can't take more bad heartaches, so please don't fool around
But you always tell me I'm your friend, I'm really at my wits' end
You tell me you love's bona fide, which doesn't coincide
With things that you're doing and that hurt me inside
And then I ask you to be nice
It's cruel to be so kind
It's cruel to be so kind
I do my best to understand, but you still mystify
With the way you're always treating me, I'm wanting to know why
I pick myself right off the ground, but you knock me back down
Yes, over and over
You make me your clown
I ask you to explain, you say:
It's cruel to be so kind
It's cruel to be so kind
I do my best to understand, but you still mystify
With the way you're always treating me, I'm wanting to know why
I pick myself right off the ground, but you knock me back down
Again and again now
You make me your clown
I ask you to explain, you say:
It's cruel to be so kind
It's cruel to be so kind
Mind-bind, so undefined
Cruel, cruel, it's cruel to be so kind!
Mind-bind, so undefined
Cruel, cruel
Mind-bind, so undefined
Cruel, cruel, it's cruel to be so kind!
Mind-bind, so undefined
Cruel, cruel
Wined-dined, so undefined
Cruel, cruel, it's cruel to be so kind!
Mind-bind, so undefined
Cruel, cruel
Wined-dined, so undefined
Cruel, cruel, it's cruel to be so kind!
Mind-bind, so undefined
Cruel, cruel
But you always tell me I'm your friend, I'm really at my wits' end
You tell me you love's bona fide, which doesn't coincide
With things that you're doing and that hurt me inside
And then I ask you to be nice
It's cruel to be so kind
It's cruel to be so kind
I do my best to understand, but you still mystify
With the way you're always treating me, I'm wanting to know why
I pick myself right off the ground, but you knock me back down
Yes, over and over
You make me your clown
I ask you to explain, you say:
It's cruel to be so kind
It's cruel to be so kind
I do my best to understand, but you still mystify
With the way you're always treating me, I'm wanting to know why
I pick myself right off the ground, but you knock me back down
Again and again now
You make me your clown
I ask you to explain, you say:
It's cruel to be so kind
It's cruel to be so kind
Mind-bind, so undefined
Cruel, cruel, it's cruel to be so kind!
Mind-bind, so undefined
Cruel, cruel
Mind-bind, so undefined
Cruel, cruel, it's cruel to be so kind!
Mind-bind, so undefined
Cruel, cruel
Wined-dined, so undefined
Cruel, cruel, it's cruel to be so kind!
Mind-bind, so undefined
Cruel, cruel
Wined-dined, so undefined
Cruel, cruel, it's cruel to be so kind!
Mind-bind, so undefined
Cruel, cruel
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Hehe, I totally get what you did there, although the wholesale lift of the OTHER lyrics is kind of unethical. :)
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