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, not 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 would give me a chance
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