Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

Nina Simone

Baby do you understand me now

If sometimes you see that I'm mad

Doncha know that no one alive can always be an angel?

When everything goes wrong you see some bad



Well I'm just a soul whose intentions are good

Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood



Ya know sometimes baby I'm so carefree

with a joy that's hard to hide

Then sometimes again it seems that all I have is worry

And then you're bound to see my other side



But I'm just a soul whose intentions are good

Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood



If I seem edgy

I want you to know

I never meant to take it out on you

Life has its problems

and I get more than my share

but that's me one thing I never mean to do



Cause I love you

Oh baby

I'm just human

Don't you know I have faults like anyone?



Sometimes I find myself alone regretting

some little foolish thing

some simple thing that I've done



I'm just a soul whose intentions are good

Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood



I try so hard

So don't let me be misunderstood