Cruel is the gospel that sets us all free Then takes you away from me There is no Chicago urban blues More heartfelt than my lament for you You're a liberal guy, too cool for the macho ache With a secret tooth for the cherry on the cake With a pious smile, a smile that changes what I say While I waste my time in regretting that the days Went from perfect to just OK Lordy, what would I do Don't call me possessive, but God if she's smooching with you And a jealous girl rued The world should be free, but don't you go following suit My heart is aligned, it couldn't be neutral I couldn't be that way inclined It's hard to defend, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba These feelings, my tuppentup friend It's cruel Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-b, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-b, ba-ba It's cruel Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-b, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-b, ba-ba It's cruel, it's crueler than cruel But cruel is the gospel that sets us all free Then takes you away from me Should a love be tender and bleed out loud