[Verse 1] Baby you understand me now If sometimes you see that I'm mad Doncha know no one alive can always be an angel? When everything goes wrong, you see some bad [Chorus] But I'm just a soul whose intentions are good Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood [Verse 2] You know sometimes baby I'm so carefree With a joy that's hard to hide And then sometimes it seems again that all I have is worry And then you're bound to see my other side [Chorus] But I'm just a soul whose intentions are good Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood [Verse 3] If I seem edgy I want you to know I never mean to take it out on you Life has its problems and God knows I have more than my share But that's one thing I never mean to do [Chorus] But I'm just a soul whose intentions are good Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood [Bridge] Oh, don't let me be No, no, no, no, no, no, no Don't let me be misunderstood I don't mean to hurt you, nah But sometimes I'm so edgy And it have nothing to do with you I promise it doesn't, it's just me But I do, I love you So don't let me be, don't let me be Oh don't let me be, oh don't let me be Oh, no, no, no Don't let me be Oh baby you understand me now Oh baby you understand me now, understand me now Oh baby now Don't let me be baby Oh yeah, yeah no Oh don't you let me be, don't you let me be