Baby, do you understand me now'
Sometimes I feel a little mad,
When, don't you know that no one alive can always be an angel'
When things go wrong, I seem really bad.

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

And baby, sometimes I'm so carefree, with a joy that's hard to hide,
And sometimes it seems all I do is worry, and then you're bound to see my other side.

'Cause 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 that I never meant to take it out on you,
Life has its problems and I get my share, and that's one thing that I never mean to do, 'cause I love you so,
Oh baby, don't you know I'm human'
I've got thoughts like any other one,
Sometimes I find myself long regretting some foolish thing, some little, sinful thing I've done.

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

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

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

Yeah, I'm just a soul whose intentions are good,
Oh Lord, Lord, Lord.