Just discovered I misheard the chorus to a song from my childhood all this time. What was your experience in discovering a lyric/line from a song was not what you thought it was?

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1. In Incubus’s song I Wish You Were Here, I thought the lyric was “The ocean looks like a thousand diamonds strewn across the blue brink,” but the actual lyric is “a blue blanket.”

   I like mine better.

2. Covered and Cambrias “Dark side of me” I thought was saying “Duck Sodomy”

3. Queen- killer queen “got that agility”. Actually says Gunpowder and Gelatin. Found this out yesterday.

4. I know someone who thought the lyrics of “Kick ’em when they’re up, Kick ’em when they’re down” was “roll the window up, roll the window down”. It makes no sense and she felt major shame. This is Don Henley’s Dirty Laundry

5. My ex and I argued more than once about those Space Jam lyrics. I always thought it was “hoop there it is” and he refused to look it up or believe me.

6. When I was younger, I thought the song [Bitchin’ Camaro by the Dead Milkmen](https://youtu.be/ZeY2nut3Gj8) was called “Kitchen Camaro”

7. Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night…

   For my entire child hood i heard.

   Blinded by the light, wrapped up like a douche, another runner in the night.

8. Well, not with a song –

   But in Lord of the rings, i always thought Gandalf yelled “Run, you fools!” instead “Fly, you fools!” at the bridge of Khazad-Dum.

   2 years ago or so i got into an argument with a friend about this and that’s how i found out.

9. Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You.” I thought he was singing “Come on, be my baby puma,” but he’s actually singing “Come on, be my baby, come on.” I thought it was an affectionate pet name for her. I’m actually a little disappointed those aren’t the lyrics.