Baby, can you understand me now?
Sometimes I get a little mad
Don't you know, no one alive can always be an angel
When things go wrong, I seem to go bad

I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood

Yeah, baby, sometimes I'm so carefree
With a joy that's hard to hide
Yeah, and other times it seems that
All I ever have is worry
And then you're bound to see my other side

Oh, I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood

Well If I get edgy, I want you to know
I never mean to take it out on you
Life has its problems, I get more than my share
But there's one thing that I would never do

Oh, I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood

Well If I get edgy, I want you to know
I never mean to take it out on you
Life has its problems, I get more than my share
But there's one thing that I would never do
'Cause I love you
Oh

Oh, now don't you know I'm human
I got my faults just like anyone
And sometimes I lie awake, alone, regretting
Some foolish thing, some sinful thing I've done

I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood
I said, I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood
Oh, I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood


Lyrics submitted by utopian7811

Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Lyrics as written by Gloria Caldwell Bennie Benjamin

Lyrics © WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC FRANCE

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  • +3
    General Comment

    I think this song is a guy trying to tell his girlfriend that he isn't perfect and that he screws up sometimes, but he still loves her.

    utopian7811on May 29, 2002   Link
  • +3
    General Comment

    i love this band! and i love this song more! my boyfriend played it for me, as an apology even though i understood before, it was cute that he played it great song!

    PYT suckaon September 15, 2008   Link
  • +2
    General Comment

    OH LORD, PLEASE DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD! Brilliant.

    rubyoverdiamondson May 17, 2006   Link
  • +2
    General Comment

    This is a much darker song. It is about a man who commits domestic violence.

    harrycallahanon April 29, 2012   Link
  • +1
    My Interpretation

    I've always felt like this song was about a person who is very candid and open about the way they talk... but the things they're saying get misinterpreted and they ends up offending others, despite having good intentions about the things they're saying.

    vigorousjon August 07, 2015   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    If anyone's seen "American Me", they'll totally be blown away. Dont wanna give anything away, but watch when some dude's getting a tat in the prison yard when this song comes in the background. WOW!

    thedindanielon September 08, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Eric Burden may be the best vocalist of all the British Invasion groups.

    Great band, great song.

    OpinionHeadon June 16, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Word for word, this is every man's song.

    Ladies, please understand... :)

    This version is a classic.

    el_chisoon February 08, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    As I've gotten a little older, it has taken on an undertone of an abusive man trying to explain himself to the woman he is abusing to me. I don't know if that was intentional or if I'm just reading to much into it, but if you've been around abusive people these are the kinds of excuses they tend to give. Is it just me?

    Quelargoon April 22, 2012   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    I interpret as explaining to a girl you're bipolar

    sluguztalabveranton June 05, 2015   Link

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