Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
Bennie Benjamin Lyrics

Baby, do you understand me now
Darling, do you truly comprehend my thoughts and feelings at this moment?

Sometimes you see that I'm mad
Occasionally, you witness my anger and frustration

Don't you know no one alive can always be an angel
Do you not realize that no person can maintain a state of perfection indefinitely?

When everything goes wrong you see some bad
During times of adversity, you may observe some negativity in my behavior

But I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
Nevertheless, I am simply a person with genuine and pure motives

Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood
Oh Divine being, I implore you to prevent any misinterpretations or misjudgments of my actions

Baby, sometimes I'm so carefree
Darling, on occasions, I am untroubled and lighthearted

With a joy that's hard to hide
Overflowing with happiness that is challenging to conceal

Then it seems sometimes that all I have is worries
However, there are instances when it appears that my only possessions are concerns and anxieties

And you're bound to see my other side
Consequently, you are inevitably going to witness my less desirable qualities

If I seem edgy, I want you to know
In the event that I appear tense or irritable, I desire for you to understand

I never mean to take it out on you
I never intend to direct my frustrations or emotions towards you

Life has its problems, I get more than my share
Life presents its challenges, and I seem to face a greater abundance of them

But that's one thing I never meant to do...cause I love you
However, harming you emotionally or mistreating you is something I never intended, because I deeply love you

Ohhhh baby, I'm just human
Oh, my darling, I am simply a fallible mortal

Don't you know I have faults just like anyone else does
Are you unaware that I possess imperfections similar to those that anyone else possesses?

Sometimes I find myself alone regretting
Occasionally, I become solitary and filled with remorse

Some little foolish thing, some simple thing that I've done
Over a trivial and foolish action, a minor mistake that I have committed

But I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
Nonetheless, I am merely an individual with honorable and virtuous intentions

Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood
Oh Divine being, I implore you to prevent any misinterpretations or misjudgments of my actions

Ba-bayudup...
Instrumental interlude