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There are 19 misheard song lyrics for Traffic on amIright currently.
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"Berkshire Poppies" (MP3)
Dance city, oh what a pity
Day in the city, oh what a pity
"Berkshire Poppies" (MP3)
Hundreds of buildings that f*** at my view
Hundreds of buildings that block out my view
"Berkshire Poppies" (MP3)
I wish I had an hour a day
I wouldn't even have a care.
I wish that I was there
I wanna make it out of there.
"Berkshire Poppies" (MP3)
Two hundred kids and one red Minnie Mouse
Two hundred kids in one red minimoke
You are the thing take us out of this blues
You are the thing take us out of this gloom
I've been lost and forgotten, the Vegas animal.
Often lost and forgotten, the vagueness and the mud
Often lost and forgotten, the sickness and the mirth
Often lost and forgotten, the vagueness and the mud
Staring at empty pages, since you've gone, the same old lines
Staring at empty pages, knowing along the edges
Staring at empty pages, centered 'round the same old plot
Staring at empty pages, flowing along the ages
"Every Mother's Son" (MP3)
World together, love will buy
Ever after, see 'em sigh
Once again I'm northward bound
On the edge of sea and sky
This song would probably have been a lot more popular if the lyrics were a little intelligible.
America(s)
Here it comes.
"Heaven Is in Your Mind" (MP3)
Red apples swing in and out of the bars
Capturing moments of light in their jars
Playing with children, acting as such
Ride on the swing in and out of the bars
Capturing moments of life in their jars
Playing with children, acting as stars
"House For Everyone" (MP3)
The roads are made of treacle. Think it's time that I moved on.
The roads are made of treacle things, it's time that I moved on.
"House for Everyone" (MP3)
My home is half a walnut shell, the journey will be long
So I filled the hold with peppermints and creamy things for Marge.
My home is half a walnut shell, the journey will be long
So I filled the whole with peppermints and creamy pink blanc-mange.
"Light Up Or Leave Me Alone" (MP3)
Sometimes I feel like breaking your face.
Sometimes I feel like I'm fading away.
"The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" (MP3)
The low sparkin' high heeled boys
The low spark of high heeled boys
"The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" (MP3)
The man in the suit has just barked and you call for a prophecy made from your dreams.
The man in the suit has just bought a new car from the profit he's made from your dreams.
"The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" (MP3)
The man in the suitcase
The man in the suit has
"The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" (MP3)
The sound that you're hearing is only the sound of the Luftwaffe's high heeled boys.
The sound that you're hearing is only the sound of the low spark of high heeled boys.
