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Nick Lowe's, "Cruel To Be Kind"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm in my quicksand
Original Lyrics:
I'm at my wit's end
Nick Lowe's, "Cruel To Be Kind"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's cool to be kind, in the right measure.
Original Lyrics:
You got to be cruel to be kind in the right measure.
Nick Lowe's, "Cruel To Be Kind"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, I can't wait another heartache
Though you say you're my friend, I'm in my wet sand
You say your love is bowl of flies, but that's no co-ed sight
Though you say you're my friend, I'm in my wet sand
You say your love is bowl of flies, but that's no co-ed sight
Original Lyrics:
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
Though you say oh my friend, I'm at my wit's end
You say your love is bonafide, but that don't coincide
Nick Lowe's, "Cruel To Be Kind"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well I do my best to understand this
But you're still mystified, and I oughta know why
I pick myself up off the ground to have you back me back down
But you're still mystified, and I oughta know why
I pick myself up off the ground to have you back me back down
Original Lyrics:
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
But you still mystify and I want to know why
I pick myself up off the ground to have you knock me back down
Nick Lowe's, "Cruel to Be Kind"
Misheard Lyrics:
But you still missed the fight
Original Lyrics:
But you still mystify
Nick Lowe's, "Cruel to Be Kind"
Misheard Lyrics:
You gotta be cool to be kind
Original Lyrics:
You gotta be cruel to be kind
Nick Lowe's, "Cruel to Be Kind"
Misheard Lyrics:
You gotta be drooling all the time
Original Lyrics:
You gotta be cruel to be kind
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