Misunderstood

It was hard to get along when I was still in school

I never meant to do no wrong but I broke all the rules

And I was prone to non-conformin' but what harm did I do?

I could see the world was crazy and I was crazy too

Misunderstood with no one I could tell

Misunderstood by people I know well

Then I thought when I joined a band that I would finally fit

We tried to stand for somethin' good and people made fun of it

I stuck it out as long as I could but I knew it was time to go

Then I was back out on the street feeling really low

Misunderstood with no one I could tell

Misunderstood by people I know well

Misunderstood and nothin' seems to help

Misunderstood but I can't be someone else

I try to say where I belong and live the way I should

But everything just turns out wrong and I'm always misunderstood

Wake up, Ricky, solo!

I hate the way people look at me they thing that I'm no good

Maybe someday I'll make them see that I'm only misunderstood

It wasn't easy stayin' strong when I was on my own

It got me nuts when I was young now I'm almost grown

If I can have ya by my side it'd be so good for me

As long as you can understand then I will never be

Misunderstood with no one I could tell

Misunderstood by people I know well

Misunderstood and nothin' seems to help

Misunderstood but I can't be someone else