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"A Beggar on a Beach of Gold"
Misheard Lyrics:
Filled with MTV
Original Lyrics:
Filled with envy
"A Beggar on a Beach of Gold"
Misheard Lyrics:
Filled with energy
Original Lyrics:
Filled with envy
"All I Need Is A Miracle"
Misheard Lyrics:
All I need is America
All I need is you.
All I need is you.
Original Lyrics:
All I need is a miracle
All I need is you.
All I need is you.
"All I Need Is A Miracle"
Misheard Lyrics:
All I need is America
Original Lyrics:
All I need is a miracle
"All I Need Is A Miracle"
Misheard Lyrics:
All I need is a beer or two
All I need is to spew.
All I need is to spew.
Original Lyrics:
All I need is a miracle
All I need is you.
All I need is you.
"All I Need Is A Miracle"
Misheard Lyrics:
All I need is a nickel
Original Lyrics:
All I need is a miracle
"All I Need Is A Miracle"
Misheard Lyrics:
All I need is somethin' real cool.
Original Lyrics:
All I need is a miracle.
"All I Need Is A Miracle"
Misheard Lyrics:
All I need is the vehicle
Original Lyrics:
All I need is a miracle
"All I Need Is A Miracle"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I know you were never right
About that I was never wrong.
About that I was never wrong.
Original Lyrics:
And I know you were never right
I`ll admit I was never wrong.
I`ll admit I was never wrong.
"All I Need Is A Miracle"
Misheard Lyrics:
And all I need is America
Original Lyrics:
All I need is a miracle
"All I Need Is A Miracle"
Misheard Lyrics:
I never had any time and I never had any fun.
Original Lyrics:
I never had any time and I never had any call.
"All I Need Is A Miracle"
Misheard Lyrics:
Stay if you want a state
Original Lyrics:
Stay if you want to stay
"All I Need Is a Miracle"
Misheard Lyrics:
All I need are Americans
Original Lyrics:
All I need is a miracle
"All I Need Is a Miracle"
Misheard Lyrics:
All I need are the lyrics
Original Lyrics:
All I need is a miracle
"All I Need is a Miracle"
Misheard Lyrics:
But it's always to say "I'm sorry"
Original Lyrics:
But it's always the same old story
"Blame"
Misheard Lyrics:
Is it some age you can play?
or
Is it some games you can play?
or
Is it some games you can play?
Original Lyrics:
Is it some ancient campaign?
"Nobody's Perfect"
Misheard Lyrics:
It must be hard being a ninja
Original Lyrics:
It must be hard being an angel
"Now That You’ve Gone"
Misheard Lyrics:
Darkness slowly possesses
Original Lyrics:
Darkness slowly descends
"Over My Shoulder"
Misheard Lyrics:
Every day it's a music battle
Original Lyrics:
Every day it's a losing battle
"Seeing Is Believing"
Misheard Lyrics:
I believe in the magic
Of the moonchild friend.
Of the moonchild friend.
Original Lyrics:
I believe in the magic
Of the Mujahedin.
Of the Mujahedin.
"Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)"
Misheard Lyrics:
And high-low in a bookseller
Original Lyrics:
And hide out in the cellar
"Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Can you hear me, honey?
Original Lyrics:
Can you hear me running?
"Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let him take what you really feel.
Original Lyrics:
Never hint what you really feel.
"Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Setting you should craze cigar, the father in the spirits
Original Lyrics:
Better you should pray to God, the Father, and the Spirit
"Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Someday sons and daughters
Will rise up and fight while we set steer.
Will rise up and fight while we set steer.
Original Lyrics:
For someday sons and daughters
Will rise up and fight while we stood still.
Will rise up and fight while we stood still.
"Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Steady you should craze cigar, the father in the steroids
or
Steady you should crazy Garr, the father in hysterics.
or
Steady you should crazy Garr, the father in hysterics.
Original Lyrics:
Better you should pray to God, the Father, and the Spirit.
"Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sunday, sons and daughters
Will rise up and fight while we set steer.
Will rise up and fight while we set steer.
Original Lyrics:
Someday sons and daughters
Will rise up and fight while we sit still.
Will rise up and fight while we sit still.
"Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Teach the children quietly
For Sunday sons and daughters
We'll rise up and fight while you sit still.
For Sunday sons and daughters
We'll rise up and fight while you sit still.
Original Lyrics:
Teach the children quietly
For some day sons and daughters
Will rise up and fight while we stood still.
For some day sons and daughters
Will rise up and fight while we stood still.
"Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's a girl in Ammunitions
Just inside the doorway
Use her only in emergencies
Just inside the doorway
Use her only in emergencies
Original Lyrics:
There's a gun and ammunition
Just inside the doorway
Use it in emergencies
Just inside the doorway
Use it in emergencies
"Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Who'll guide you and protect you from the pier?
Original Lyrics:
Who'll guide you and protect you from up here.
"Silent Running"
Misheard Lyrics:
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
Original Lyrics:
And hide out in the cellar
"Silent Running"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take those Trojans and yourself
And hide them in the cellar
(later)
Use it only in urgency
or
Use it only at the Virgin Sea
Better you should play with dogs
And hide them in the cellar
(later)
Use it only in urgency
or
Use it only at the Virgin Sea
Better you should play with dogs
Original Lyrics:
Take the children and yourself
And hide out in the cellar
(later)
Use it only in emergency
Better you should pray to God
And hide out in the cellar
(later)
Use it only in emergency
Better you should pray to God
"Silent Running"
Misheard Lyrics:
The farmer and the piggies
Original Lyrics:
The Father and the Spirit
"Taken In"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wrapped around your finger
Original Lyrics:
Wrapped around the finger
"The Living Years"
Misheard Lyrics:
Every demolition
Original Lyrics:
Every generation
"The Living Years"
Misheard Lyrics:
Every generation blends the one before
And all of their frustrations competing on your door.
And all of their frustrations competing on your door.
Original Lyrics:
Every generation blames the one before
And all of their frustrations come beating on your door.
And all of their frustrations come beating on your door.
"The Living Years"
Misheard Lyrics:
Every technician
Blames the one before.
Blames the one before.
Original Lyrics:
Every generation
Blames the one before.
Blames the one before.
"The Living Years"
Misheard Lyrics:
I know that I'm a prisoner
To all my father household dear
To all my father household dear
Original Lyrics:
I know that I'm a prisoner
To all my father held so dear
To all my father held so dear
"The Living Years"
Misheard Lyrics:
I know that I'm a prisoner
To all my father Hansel did
To all my father Hansel did
Original Lyrics:
I know that I'm a prisoner
To all my father held so dear
To all my father held so dear
"The Living Years"
Misheard Lyrics:
I know that I'm a sausage
Original Lyrics:
I know that I'm a hostage
"The Living Years"
Misheard Lyrics:
In this residence
Original Lyrics:
In this present tense
"The Living Years"
Misheard Lyrics:
Say it loud, say it clear
You can hear some as well as you hear
It's too late when we die
To admit we don't see are to why.
You can hear some as well as you hear
It's too late when we die
To admit we don't see are to why.
Original Lyrics:
Say it loud, say it clear
You can listen as well as you hear
It's too late when we die
To admit we don't see eye to eye.
You can listen as well as you hear
It's too late when we die
To admit we don't see eye to eye.
"The Living Years"
Misheard Lyrics:
Say it loud
Say it can
Say it can
Original Lyrics:
Say it loud
Say it clear
Say it clear
"The Living Years"
Misheard Lyrics:
So don't yield to the virtues
You sometimes see his faith.
You sometimes see his faith.
Original Lyrics:
So don't yield to the fortunes
You sometimes see as fate.
You sometimes see as fate.
"The Living Years"
Misheard Lyrics:
Talking in Depends
Original Lyrics:
Talking in defense
"The Living Years"
Misheard Lyrics:
To admit we don't say ''aye''; do I?
Original Lyrics:
To admit we don't see eye to eye
"The Living Years"
Misheard Lyrics:
To admit, we don't see, I don't mind
Original Lyrics:
To admit, we don't see eye to eye
"The Living Years"
Misheard Lyrics:
You can whistle and swear as you hear
Original Lyrics:
You can listen as well as you hear
"The Living Years"
Misheard Lyrics:
You can whistle as well as you hear
Original Lyrics:
You can listen as well as you hear
"Word Of Mouth"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's a room on the corner but it's always been denied
Original Lyrics:
There's a rumour on the corner but it's always been denied
"Word of Mouth"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now the world is getting colder
Original Lyrics:
Now the world is getting older
"Word of Mouth"
Misheard Lyrics:
Through the whistles I'm looking out
You'll never get the information
If you believe in the word of mouth
You'll never get the information
If you believe in the word of mouth
Original Lyrics:
Through the windows I'm looking out
You'll never get bad information
If you believe in the word of mouth
You'll never get bad information
If you believe in the word of mouth
"Word of Mouth"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well I see a girl that's blue and I can see
Original Lyrics:
Well I see a girl that's blue like the sea
"You Are The One"
Misheard Lyrics:
Making the wrong way wind
or
Making it all way down
or
Making it all way down
Original Lyrics:
Making it all worthwile
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