Well I seem him every morning in the schoolyard When the schoolbell rings And when he passes in the hallway Well he doesn't seem to notice me He's got a crush on my best friend But she don't care, 'cause she loves someone else I'm standing on the outside, no the inside where I wanna be Love's unkind, love's unkind Love's unkind, love's unkind 'cause he's not mine Just the other day I was praying that he'd give me a change Hoping he would choose me for his partner For the high school dance I was standing outside the class But it wasn't me, but my best friend, he asked I went running back inside teary-eyed And left the two of them behind Love's unkind, love's unkind Love's unkind, love's unkind 'cause he's not mine Spoken: Oh, how I love him, but I can't even let him know 'cause he loves my best friend But she don't care, she loves someone else And I asked my mama, and she said: love's unkind Love's so unkind She said: just keep it alive 'cause you may find love's unkind Love's unkind, love's unkind Love's unkind, love's unkind Spoken: Oh, Why did I have to love him so Why did I have to love him so