well i see him every morning in the schoolyard when the school bell 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 chorus love s unkind love s unkind love s unkind love s unkind cause he s not mine just the other day i was praying 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 chorus cause he s not mine oh i love him so 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 in mind cause you may find love s unkind chorus why has love to be so why do i have to love him so 