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Old 97's', "Streets Of Where I'm From"
The Misheard Lyrics:
And I don't know what you've been told
The streets of where I'm from
Are we play with hearts instead of gum
Yeah, the streets of where I'm from
We play with hearts instead of gum.
The Real Lyrics:
And I don't know what you've been told
The streets of where I'm from
Are paved with hearts instead of gold
Yeah, the streets of where I'm from
Are paved with hearts instead of gold.
The Story: I was in the car listening to this CD. When this song came on, I started singing along with the words. My father said, 'Those aren't the words.' He took out the book in the front of the CD case and showed me the correct lyrics. I thought it was play with hearts instead of gum because some kids, when they play games, one says if he wins he gets 2 pieces of gum. I thought it meant they played with a woman's heart. - Submitted by: Monica

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