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This page contains a list of the songs that have stories about their misheard lyrics submitted.

Song names are sorted by first letter, excluding A and The. This is sorted by song title only, not by song title and performer. So if two different performers preformed the same song, you'll see misheard lyrics for both on the same page (provided the song title was spelt the same both times, and misheard lyrics have been submitted for both!).


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Blues Traveler's, "Hook"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Because the hawk brings you back
The Real Lyrics:
Because the hook brings you back
The Story: I thought he was singing about his bird. - Submitted by: Sam
Blues Traveler's, "Run Around"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I shall drink in and always be full
Yeah and my cup shall always be full
or
I shall drink in and always be full
But I won't drink in and always be full.
The Real Lyrics:
I shall drink in and always be full
Yeah I will drink it and always be full.
The Story: 'My cup shall always be full' has been wrong and misheard inside the cd lyric booklet of 'Four' by the Blues Traveler. - Submitted by: Mike Hack
Blues Traveler's, "Run-Around"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Could you?
Why you want to give me what I want?
or
For you.
Why you want to give me round and round?
The Real Lyrics:
But you.
Why you wanna give me a run-around?
The Story: Maybe, next time I play this song. About this song: While this song is not number-one on some greatest lists, but this song was their highest position on both "Top 10000 Pop Songs of All Time" and Rock Channel's "Top Pop Songs of All Time". Fortunately, my favorite drinks like coffee and tea are mention on the lyric of this song. For easily, not all choruses can be seen. - Submitted by: Wisnu Aji
Blues Traveler's, "Run-Around"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I shall drink in an honest people
Yeah, I won't drink in an always people.
The Real Lyrics:
I shall drink in and always be full
Yeah, I will drink it and always be full.
The Story: Shoot, I never had a clue what the song was about. I just found out the true lyrics 5 minutes ago, surfing this very site. I guess it did seem a little weird that he was perfectly willing to drink out of an honest people (person?), but wouldn't extend the same courtesy to an always people. - Submitted by: Sarah
Blues Traveler's, "Run-Around"
The Misheard Lyrics:
What's yours is mine, I think she farted.
The Real Lyrics:
What's yours and mine, the fishing's fine.
The Story: Our whole swim team sang it this way in college. - Submitted by: F.A.F.
Blues Traveler's, "Yours"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I am bode and only
The Real Lyrics:
I am vulnerably
The Story: It was actually my brother who misheard the lyric. For years, I thought he was just being funny. But as it turns out, he really thought that's what the song said! But WHAT does 'bode and only' MEAN?!?! :-) - Submitted by: jaime

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