[ti:Misunderstood]
[ar:Common]
[al:Finding Forever]
[offset:0]
[00:00.12]Misunderstood - Common
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[00:01.09]Baby  you understand me now
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[00:07.78]If sometimes you see that I'm mad
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[00:14.04]No one can always be an angel
[00:18.90]When everything goes wrong you see some bad
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[00:24.12]Well I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
[00:29.97]Oh Lord  please don't let me be misunderstood
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[00:38.62]Yeah  uh (Misunderstood)
[00:45.91]We do this  for the people that walk that path
[00:51.87]Tryna get to their dream  yeah  uh (oh)
[00:57.09]He stood on the corner with the rest of them
[00:59.63]Though he knew that this corner wasn't the best of him
[01:02.41]Hard streets and a life that crested him
[01:04.83]Dirt police domestic beefs that's festerin
[01:08.14]He knew the President wadn't addressin him
[01:10.96]Though dead presidents wasn't dressin him
[01:13.53]Two kids from hot sex no protection and
[01:16.14]People don't see how AIDS is affectin 'em
[01:19.07]It get hard to get the get the God question in
[01:21.81]Can't find a job so you robbin and hustlin
[01:24.43]He killed marks and sold dope for cousin 'em
[01:27.37]Can't believe they would be the ones bucking him
[01:30.10]He on the ground he could feel God touching him
[01:32.78]He heard the sound of his moms sayin trust in him
[01:35.77]At heaven's gate  saying please Lord let me in
[01:38.53]Or send me back to tell my people to be better men
[01:43.08]'Cause we are - Misunderstood
[01:48.78]Misunderstood  Don't let me be misunderstood
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[02:00.29]I'm just human  oh
[02:03.36]Uh  yeah
[02:04.18]She dancin she dance she dance for them
[02:06.43]Her body move but her mind was manic'n
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[02:09.28]Thinkin I don't know where they hands have been
[02:11.81]Relationships with men have been so damagin
[02:14.18]She thought back to when she was at Howard and
[02:17.41]Dreams of doing scenes with Terrence Howard and
[02:19.91]Broadway plays and dancin with Alv and them
[02:22.86]The ones that make it always ain't the talented
[02:25.79]Some dreams get lost never to be found again
[02:28.49]At first strippin seemed so empowerin
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[02:31.34]Most every girl wanna do it now and then
[02:34.15]But bein meat every day is devourin
[02:36.90]Cats puttin paper where she put powder and
[02:39.70]Life would break her  now she powderin
[02:42.18]She was high when she fell down and then
[02:44.87]Crowd surrounding and  heart was poundin and
[02:47.81]She fell into a deep sleep the siren sounded and
[02:50.61]Seen bright lights in the midst of clouds and then
[02:53.44]Talked to God  feeling like his child again
[02:56.14]Said Lord let me live so I can make you proud again
[02:59.15]Misunderstood  don't
[03:01.18]('Cause we are)
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[03:03.85]Don't let me be misunderstood  don't
[03:06.54]Misunderstood  don't
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[03:09.35]Don't let me be misunderstood  don't
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[03:19.81]I'm just human
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[03:32.76]The life we lead  will always lead us
[03:38.03]And we pray that he  will never leave us
[03:43.04]It's the price we pay  I guess that's the reason
[03:48.74]Why my grandma sang  we all need Jesus
[03:53.97]The life we lead will always lead us
[03:59.79]And we pray that He will never leave us
[04:05.50]It's the price we pay  I guess that's the reason
[04:10.97]Why my grandma sang  we all need Jesus
[04:16.80]Misunderstood  don't
[04:20.03]Don't let me be misunderstood  don't
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[04:27.48]Misunderstood  don't
[04:31.94]Don't let me be misunderstood  don't
[04:37.36]I'm just human
[04:38.75]Misunderstood - Common