Gavin DeGraw

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Gavin DeGraw's, "Chariot"

The Misheard Lyrics:

Oh Cherry
Your golden waves
or
Oh shariot
Your golden waves

The Real Lyrics:

Oh chariot
Your golden waves

The Story: My sister and I were listening to this song. When once we had turned it off, she asked me if the guy was saying 'cherry'. At first I didn't understand what she was talking about. But then I realized she was talking about 'Chariot'. I told he was saying chariot. She said, 'Is he saying shariot, or chariot?' She was so confused, I started laughing and she finally got it. - Submitted by: Kelsey

Gavin DeGraw's, "Get Lost"

The Misheard Lyrics:

I wanna get a prostitute.

The Real Lyrics:

I wanna get lost with you.

The Story: I heard the song for the first time at a store. Thanks to the low volume and general shopping noise, I couldn't work out what he was saying. So when the chorus arrived with this line, it made me wonder why anyone would go to the lengths of writing a song about something that can be considered stigmatising. - Submitted by: Devil Jones

Gavin DeGraw's, "I Don't Wanna Be"

The Misheard Lyrics:

I don't need to be anything other than a prison guard's son
I don't need to be anything other than a specialty sign
I don't need to be anyone other than a bird that's dipped its soles in wine
Part of where I'm going is nowhere where I'm coming from.

The Real Lyrics:

I don't need to be anything other than a prison guard's son
I don't need to be anything other than a specialist's son
I don't have to be anyone other than a birth of two souls in one
Part of where I'm going is knowing where I'm coming from.

The Story: I must have listened to the song at least 100 times, and I STILL can't hear the 'real' lyrics. - Submitted by: Feldinaut

Gavin DeGraw's, "I Don't Wanna Be"

The Misheard Lyrics:

I don't wanna be anything other than
A birthday cake soaked in wine.

The Real Lyrics:

I don't wanna be anything other than
The birth of two souls in one.

The Story: I absolutely would not believe my friends when they told me the actual lyrics. I suppose I was rather attached to my 'birthday cake' version of the song. - Submitted by: Ashley

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[H]

[I]

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[M]

[N]

[O]

[P]

[Q]

[R]

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[T]

[U]

[V]

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[Y]

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