baby do you understand me now sometimes you see that i get little mad don t you know no one alive can always be an angel every thing goes wrong you seem so bad girl i m just a soul whose intentions are good oh lord please don t let me be misunderstood don t let me drown don t bring me down baby baby sometimes i get so carefree with a joy that s it hard to hide then again it seems like well all i ve got to do is worry yeah you turn me round and you show me the other side i m just a soul whose intentions are good oh lord please don t let me be misunderstood if i get edgy baby i want you to know i never mean to take it out on you yeah everybody s got problems more than my share one thing i never mean to do baby don t you know i love you i ve never had thoughts about any other woman no sometimes i find myself alone regretting yeah some foolish thing some simple thing i ve done baby i m just a soul whose intentions are good oh lord please don t let me be misunderstood don t let me drown don t bring me down no no no no oh yeah if i get edgy baby i just want you to know and i never mean to take it out on you yeah everybody s got problems i got more than my share the one thing i never meant to do baby in my darkest hour it was you who came along to guide me you put your finger tips upon my forehead begging me to stay don t run away stay beside me girl i m just a soul whose intentions are good oh lord please don t let me be misunderstood let me down don t let me drown baby oh i m just a soul whose intentions are good oh lord don t let me be misunderstood i m beggin you baby yeah i m just a soul whose intentions are good oh my lord please don t let me be misunderstood yeah oh baby oh babe please don t let me drown girl please don t let me