Why I got you on my mind Why I got you on my mind (you think you know somebody) Why I got you on my mind (but my heart don't understand) You don't mess with love, you mess with the truth Poured it down, so I poured it down And now I don't understand it

So, ring, ring, why don't you give me a call? Ring, ring, why don't you give me a call? Ring, ring, the happiest sound of them all Ring, ring, I stare at the phone on the wall And I sit all alone impatiently Won't you please understand the need in me I

I don't recall at all There's nothing, there's nothing there And I don't understand why I've forgotten everything about you 'Til someone says your name I've forgotten all the reasons I loved you 'Til someone tells me that you rang 'I get along without

I said baby Don't you want a man like me Yeah, here I stand before you With my heart in my hand I want you to greet it baby Hopin' that you'll understand Honey please don't dog me around Because I'd rather love you woman Honey than anyone else I know in

I said now, mmm Don't misunderstand Come on, baby I'm okay how you come and go I don't mind if you ebb and flow River-bound or a river stream I don't question what the future means Who we are is what we got

I heard every word you said And trying hard to understand Exactly what it is, you need, from me Baby I apologize I never meant to make you cry But there ain't no doubt, we can work it out yeah Cause I'm gonna be around Don't worry baby

This is what, this what they want huh This is what it's all about Time to take Affirmative Action son They just don't understand, you kna'mean Niggas coming sideways thinking stuff is sweet man Niggas don't understand the four devils; lust, envy, hate,

Find a few good buddies, start a band Just get you a guitar and learn how to play Cut up some jeans, come up with a name When you're living in a world that you don't understand I never was a straight-lace, straight A student Teacher's pet or child

Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood Baby, you understand me now? If sometimes you see that I'm mad Don'tcha know that no one alive can always be an angel? When everything goes wrong, you see some bad But oh, I'm just a soul whose intentions are

And who gave you the right to shake my family tree? I don't understand it Tell me are you the ghost of jealousy And who gave you the right to scare my baby, she needs me They put a knife in my back Shot an arrow in me There's a thumpin' in the floor