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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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R. Kelly's, "I Believe I Can Fly"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I believe I can sky
I believe I can torch this guy
I bring it out on every Knight and Daye
Spread my wings and fly away
I believe I can score
I see me running through the open court
I believe I can sky
I believe I can glide
I believe I can fly
The Real Lyrics:
I believe I can fly
I believe I can touch the sky
I think about it every night and day
Spread my wings and fly away
I believe I can soar
I see me running through that open door
I believe I can fly
I believe I can fly
I believe I can fly
The Story: When you watch any of Jordan's videos, you'd think if he was still dunking on the Brandon Knights and Austin Daye. The final three lines should be misheard backwards. He can still dunk, just can't take off as far as he did. - Submitted by: Rocky
R. Kelly's, "I Believe I Can Fly"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I believe I can soak
The Real Lyrics:
I believe I can soar
The Story: Ever since Space Jam came out, I thought at first he said "I believe I can soak"! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
R. Kelly's, "I Believe I Can Fly"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I think about you for another day
The Real Lyrics:
I think about it every night and day
The Story: I was kind of mixed about what was right and wrong. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
R. Kelly's, "I Can't Sleep Baby (If I)"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I had to be a food
The Real Lyrics:
I had to be a fool
The Story: Once again, why we hear "food" instead of "fool" when we hear it in songs. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
R. Kelly's, "Ignition (Remix)"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Got every man in there witchin'.
The Real Lyrics:
Got every man in there wishin'.
The Story: One night at a party, I was doing karaoke to this song. When I sung that line, everybody got quiet. I knew something was wrong. - Submitted by: Ka
R. Kelly's, "She's Got That Vibe"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Shanice has got it
The Real Lyrics:
Leonice has got it
The Story: i heard this when i was listening to the radio in the car - Submitted by: Daniel
R. Kelly's, "The Closet [Chapter 4]"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Oh my God, it's Robert!
The Real Lyrics:
Oh my God, it's a r****r!
The Story: Okay, this is After R. Kelly calls up his house and a man answers the phone. He gets mad, drives home with a speeding ticket, comes home, and his wife tells him that his brother came to the house. After that he says he's sorry, and they do stuff without protection. A few moments later, he gets tired, pulls the sheets back and finds a condom. At first when I heard the song and he said 'a r****r', it sounded like he said 'Robert'. I was thinking, 'LOL, the dude was there the whole time?' - Submitted by: Nate
R. Kelly's, "World's Greatest"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I am a Negro.
The Real Lyrics:
I am an eagle.
The Story: I was in math class in 9th grade and heard the song. There was a presentation for all of that teacher's math classes, and the song played in the background. Half the class, even my friends in that class, thought 'Did he just say 'Negro'??!!' - Submitted by: Malcolm
R. Kelly's, "Your Body's Callin'"
The Misheard Lyrics:
My potty's callin' for you
The Real Lyrics:
My body's callin' for you
The Story: And another, in which we hear "potty" instead of "body". - Submitted by: Cody Finke

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