Misunderstood — Pete Townshend

Just wanna be misunderstood Wanna be feared in my neighborhood Just wanna be a moody man Say things that nobody can understand

I wanna be obscure and oblique Inscrutable and vague So hard to pin down I wanna leave open mouths when I speak Want people to cry when I put them down

I wanna be either old or young Don't like where I've ended up or where I begun I always feel I must get things in the can I just can't handle it the way I am

Why am I so straight and simple People see through me like I'm made of glass Why can't I deepen with graying temples Am I growing out of my class

I always feel I should be somewhere else I feel impatient like a girl on the shelf They say that I should live sera sera But I am such an ordinary star

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Just wanna be misunderstood I wanna be feared in my neighborhood Just wanna be a moody man Say things that nobody can understand

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