Baby, do you understand me now? Sometimes I feel a little mad But, don't you know that no one alive can always be an angel When things go wrong I seem to be bad 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 got my share And that's one thing I never meant to do 'Cause I love you Baby, don't you know I'm just human And I've got thoughts like any other man And sometimes I find myself, oh Lord, regretting Some foolish thing, some foolish thing I've done But I'm just a soul whose intentions are good Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood Oh Lord, don't let me be misunderstood Please don't let me be misunderstood Baby, do you understand me now? Sometimes I feel a little mad But, don't you know that no one alive can always be an angel When things go wrong I seem to be bad 'Cause I'm just a soul whose intentions are good Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood Baby, sometimes I'm so carefree With a joy that's hard to hide And sometimes it seems that, all I have to 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 got my share And that's one thing I never meant to do 'Cause I love you Oh, baby, don't you know I'm human I have thoughts like any other one And sometimes I find myself, oh Lord, regretting Some foolish thing, some foolish thing I've done 'Cause I'm just a soul whose intentions are good Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood

(Benjamin/Marcus/Caldwell) Baby, do you understand me now? Sometimes I feel a little mad. Don't you know that no one alive can always be an angel. When things go wrong, it seems so bad. I'm just a soul whose intentions are good. Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood. 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 I show 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'd never mean to take it out on you. Life has its problems and I get my share, That's one thing that I never mean to do. 'Cause I love you. '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'd never mean to take it out on you. Life has its problems and I get my share, And that's one thing I never mean to do. 'Cause I love. Oh baby, don't you know I'm human And have thoughts like any other one. And sometimes I find myself alone, Regrettin' some foolish things that I have done. 'Cause I'm just a soul whose intentions are good. Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood. 'Cause I'm just a soul whose intentions are good. Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood. No, no, no, misunderstood. Oh yeah, yeah, don't let me be misunderstood. Please don't let me be misunderstood.

In Biloxi Mississippi on a street called Waterloo At the roadhouse where the highway Doe's a little number there with a 42 On a chasin' for some lovin' On a humid afternoon She's delightedhe's a quitter He probably never will deliver So she leaves him with his rock 'n' roll tunes But he's still got the GTO And he still loves to drive that road He's still got a GTO mighty good It's kind of gold GTO On the blue team in Virginia Another weekend maneuver On a weekend with per diem A lot of work there for democracy There's a governor from assembly Reciting good poems from his memory And all of his money in his money jar He traded for one muscle car But he's still got the GTO And he still loves to drive that road He's still got a GTO mighty good It's kind of gold GTO In Malibu California There's a surfer do you remember He used to ride the big kahuna With Robin and Finesse They used to call him super hooter He used to rock there to wooly bully He's the one you can see him on the beach They call him old man Checking out the girls and their cars But he's still got the GTO And he still loves to drive that road He's still got a GTO mighty good It's kind of gold GTO Hahaha My GTO ... (David Munyon)

I was born in a dump My mother died My daddy got drunk They Left me here To die or grow In the middle of Tobacco Road Tobacco Road Tobacco Road I Grew up in a rusty shack All I ever owned babe Was hangin' on my back Lord above know How much I loathe This mean ol' place called Tobacco Road Tobacco Road Tobacco Road Tobacco Road Tobacco Road But it's home yes The only life I've ever known And the lord knows How much I loathe Tobacco Road (Road, Road, Road) Tobacco Road, yeah (Road, Road, Road) Tobacco Road, yeah (Road, Road, Road) I'm talkin' 'bout road (Road, Road, Road) I'm talkin' 'bout that road (Road, Road, Road) Tobacco Road, yeah (Road, Road, Road) Everybody's got one (Road, Road, Road) Everybody's got some (Road, Road, Road) Everybody's got feel one (Road, Road, Road) Everybody remember (Road, Road, Road) Tobacco Road, yeah (Road, Road, Road) Road, yeah (Road, Road, Road) Road, yeah (Road, Road, Road) Road, yeah (Road, Road, Road) But it's home mmm The only life this boy has ever known And the lord knows How much I loathe Tobacco Road, yeah (Road, Road, Road) Tobacco Road, yeah (Road, Road, Road) Tobacco Road, yeah (Road, Road, Road) I'm gonna leave (Road, Road, Road) And get myself a job (Road, Road, Road) With the help (Road, Road, Road) And the grace from above (Road, Road, Road) I'll get me some dynamite (Road, Road, Road) And I'll get me a crane (Road, Road, Road) And I'll blow it all up, tear it down (Road, Road, Road) Start all over again (Road, Road, Road) And I'll build me a town (Road, Road, Road) I'll be proud to show (Road, Road, Road) And I'll keep the name (Road, Road, Road) And I'll keep the name (Road, Road, Road) And I'll keep the name Tobacco Road, yeah (Road, Road, Road) Tobacco Road, yeah, yeah (Road, Road, Road) Tobacco Road Tobacco Road You're dirty and you're filthy But I love you Cause you're my home, baby You are my home The only life I've ever known You are my home You are my home Yes, you're my home Ya hear me, you're my home You're my home Yes it's home, yes The only life I've ever known And the lord knows How much I loathe Tobacco Road, yeah (Road, Road, Road) Tobacco Road, yeah (Road, Road, Road) Tobacco Road, yeah (Road, Road, Road) Do it again, ya feel a thing (Road, Road, Road) Do it again, ya feel a thing (Road, Road, Road)

Nobody ever held a gun to my head When you and I jumped into bed I was not forced to kneel and pray To worship at the temple between your legs Look at me now... I gotta Kingsize Jones Look at me now... I gotta Kingsize Jones I'm so far from the shinin' light I left you baby twenty times before Now I'm back scratchin' at your back door Look watcha done to the man don'tcha realize Ooh child got my nose open wide Look at me now... I gotta Kingsize Jones Look at me now... I gotta Kingsize Jones I'm so far from the shinin' light I wandered far... what shall I do I'm so far from my God... ...So close to you... Lord have mercy on my soul Your tongue in my mouth makes my blood run cold Lord have mercy on me please I'm infected with this ol' heart disease Look at me now... I gotta Kingsize Jones Look at me now... I gotta Kingsize Jones I'm so far from the shinin' light I wandered far... what shall I do I'm so far from my God... ...So close to you Look at me now... I gotta Kingsize Jones Look at me now... I gotta Kingsize Jones (Jimmy Wood / J.J. Holliday)

Oooo yea. Somethin' pretty bad, Has got a hold on me. Somethin' pretty bad, people, Has got a hold on me. At night, I just can't sleep, I can't even close my eyes. I just lay awake and think, people, 'Bout that place, way across the sea. Oh I just lay awake and dream, people, About that place, way across the sea, oh yea. Where I was raised, where I was born, Place that means so much to me. Well, I dreamed I saw the city, baby, With its castles as old as time. I held hands with my baby, yes, I could hardly keep from crying. Something pretty bad, Has got a hold on me, Got a hold on me. I just dream and dream and dream and hope and pray, 'Bout that place way across the sea, Well, it means so much to me. Oh yea tell 'em. Yea, all right. Oh you'll get there, I know. So I'll just lay down in this gutter, baby, And ease my spinnin' head. Well, I'll just lay down in this gutter, people, And ease my spinnin' head. I've got to have someone to ease the pain, baby, Please help me to my bed. Yea, yea. You know somethin' pretty bad, I believe, has got a hold on me, Yea. I said somethin' pretty bad, I know, has got a grip on me. I just dream and dream and dream, 'Bout my home way across the sea. Yea, yea, yea, yea, I'm comin' home.

Oh, I was born in a dump My mama died, daddy got drunk He left me here to die or grow In the middle of Tobacco Road I grew up in a rusty shack And all I owned was hangin' on my back The Lord knows how I loathe This place called, Tobacco Road But it's home, it's really my home The only life I'll ever know But the Lord knows I loathe Tobacco Road I'm gonna leave and get a job With the help and the grace of God I save my money, get rich I know Bring it back to Tobacco Road Well, well, well Gonna bring me some dynamite, gonna bring me a crane Got to blow you up, got to tear you down, start all over again I'll rebuild the town, I'll be proud to show And keep the name of Tobacco Road But it's home, it's home The only life that I've ever known I despise you 'cause you're filthy But I love you because you're my home Tobacco Road, Tobacco Road Tobacco Road, Tobacco Road Say you're dirty and filthy I despise, I despise you 'cause you're filthy But I love you because you're my home Tobacco Road, road Talkin' about a dirty, funky, filthy low down place Tobacco Road, well, you're so dirty and filthy