Dont Let Me Be Misunderstood

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5T3FXFnoTzE


Wrestling for the soul of America.

I grew up in the South and Midwest during the civil rights years and their aftermath. It challenged everything about my world and changed my perception of life. Not a single day passes where the lessons learned are not effecting my perceptions, my outlook, or my aspirations. What is right now comes from their paths, what is wrong is from where any of us have lost the way. It's on each of us to make it better for each other. Selflessness brings us into the better angels of our nature. This is my psalm of love to my heroes, the bravest of the brave.

The PBS series, EYES ON THE PRIZE, has become available again. To me, it is the single greatest and most relevent thing ever shown on television.

Check it out and be heartened by the bittersweet struggle for the very soul of America.

Peace.

Tym Stevens

lyrics - Nina Simone

Baby you understand me now
If sometimes you see that Im mad
Doncha know that no one alive can always be an angel?

When everything goes wrong you see some bad
But Well Im just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh lord, please dont let me be misunderstood

Ya know sometimes baby Im so carefree
With a joy thats hard to hide
Then sometimes it seems again that all I have is worry
And then you burn to see my other side

But Im just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh lord, please dont let me be misunderstood
If I seem edgy I want you to know
I never meant to take it out on you

Life has its problems
And I get more than my share
But thats me one thing I never mean to do
Cos I love you Oh baby Im just human
Dont you know I have faults like anyone?

Sometimes I find myself alone regretting
Some little foolish thing
Some simple thing that Ive done
Im just a soul whose intentions are good

Oh lord, please dont let me be misunderstood I try so hard
So dont let me be misunderstood