Misunderstood

[00:00.02] Baby, you understand me now
[00:06.93] If sometimes you see that I'm mad
[00:13.59] No one can always be an angel
[00:18.39] When everything goes wrong you see something bad
[00:23.37] Well I'm just a soul who's intention's are good
[00:29.55] Ho Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood
[00:38.30] Yeah, uh
[00:43.73] (Misunderstood) We do this, for the people that walk that path
[00:48.34] Don't let me be misunderstood
[00:50.86] Try'na get to they dream, yeah, uh
[00:55.59] (Ha) He stood on the corner with the rest of them
[00:59.18] Though he knew that this corner wasn't the best of them
[01:01.80] Hard streets and the life that carrested him
[01:04.79] Dirt police domestic beefs thats festerin'
[01:07.56] He knew that the president wasn't addressin' him
[01:10.54] Though dead presidents was addressin' him
[01:13.00] Two kids from hot sex no protection and
[01:15.89] People don't see how aids is affectin' him
[01:18.43] It get hard you get to get to god questionin'
[01:21.40] Can't find a job so ya robbin' and hustlin'
[01:24.16] He killed marks and sold dope for cousin em'
[01:27.09] Can't believe they would be the ones buckin' him
[01:29.77] He on the ground he could feel God touchin' him
[01:32.49] He heard the sound of his mom sayin trust in him
[01:35.34] At heaven's gates, sayin' "Lord please let me in
[01:37.90] Or send me back to tell my people to be better man" (Misunderstood)
[01:42.71] Cause we are
[01:43.90] Don't let me be misunderstood
[01:50.51] Misunderstood
[01:54.62] Don't let me be misunderstood, don't (uh... yea)
[02:00.90] I'm just human, oh
[02:03.13] She dancin', she dance, she dance for them
[02:05.95] Her body move but her mind was manickin'
[02:08.70] Thinkin' I don't know where they hands had been
[02:11.43] Relationships with men have been so damagin'
[02:14.22] She thought back to when she was in Howard and
[02:17.15] Dreams of doing scenes with Terence Howard and
[02:19.93] Broadway plays and dancin' with Alv and them
[02:22.76] The ones that make it always ain't the talented
[02:25.40] Some dreams get lost never to be found again
[02:28.39] At first strippin' seemed so empowerin'
[02:31.05] Most every girl wanna do it now and then
[02:33.98] But bein' meat everyday is devourin'
[02:36.59] Cats puttin' paper where she put powder in
[02:39.45] Life would break her, now she powderin'
[02:42.15] She was high when she fell down and then
[02:44.84] Crowd surroundin' and, heart was poundin' and
[02:47.44] She fell into a deep sleep, the siren sounded and
[02:50.34] Seen bright lights in the mist of clouds and then
[02:53.38] Talk to God feelin like His child again
[02:55.74] Said "Lord let me live so I can make you proud again" (Misunderstood)
[03:00.51] Cause we are
[03:01.77] Don't let me be misunderstood, don't
[03:09.02] Misunderstood, don't
[03:12.82] Don't let me be misunderstood, don't
[03:19.34] I'm just human, yeah
[03:32.17] The life we lead, will always lead us
[03:37.37] And we pray that He, will never leave us
[03:42.89] It's the price we pay, I guess that's the reason
[03:48.28] Why my grandma say, we all need Jesus
[03:54.42] The life we lead, will always lead us
[04:00.13] And we pray that He, will never leave us
[04:05.29] It's the price we pay, I guess that's the reason
[04:10.69] Why my grandma say, we all need Jesus
[04:15.80] Misunderstood, don't
[04:19.91] Don't let me be misunderstood, don't
[04:26.96] Misunderstood, don't
[04:31.13] Don't let me be misunderstood, don't
[04:37.26] I'm just human
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