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Some songs have titles that aren't used in the lyrics, and end up becoming better known for their lyrics than their title. Bob Dylan's "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" is better known for the refrain "Everybody must get stoned" than it is for the title.

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Band		Song		Comments & Submittor Name
'Weird Al' Yankovic		Truck Drivin' Song		An oft repeated line is "I'm drivin' a truck, drivin' a truck." In some lines "big ol' " is inserted before the second occurrence of "truck". But the title "Truck Drivin' Song" never occurs in the lyrics. - Carmen Nunki
...and Oceans		I Wish I Was Pregnant		I Wish I Was Pregnant is not in the lyrics - weirdkid106
...and Oceans		Mechanic Hippie		Mechanic Hippie is not in the lyrics - weirdkid106
...and Oceans		Acid Sex And Marble Teeth (You-Phoria)		Acid Sex And Marble Teeth (You-Phoria) is not in the lyrics - weirdkid106
...and Oceans		Of Devlish Tongues		Of Devlish Tongues is not in the lyrics - weirdkid106
10 Years		11:00 AM (Daydreamer)		One lyrics does mention a "daydreamer's nightmare," but the main title is never used. The chorus: "Brace yourself and give into the moment/ You've got nothing to lose/So what is your excuse?/Save yourself, your dying in slow motion/You got nothing to lose/So what's your excuse?" - Jonathan S.
10,000 Maniacs		You Happy Puppet		Even though it says "YOU Happy Puppet" in the title, Natalie Merchant says "*A* happy puppet." - Isac
10,000 Maniacs		Candy Everybody Wants		Although Natalie Merchant repeats 'candy' and the phrase, 'Give 'em what they want' several times during the song, the whole title is nowhere to be seen. - Vivian Advance
10cc		Dreadlock Holiday		I don't like reggae, I love it - DonaldG
1997		Curse Or Cure		Was it worth it now? With your hands in your pockets, you're crying out, "I am nothing without this!" - Katy
3 Doors Down		The Road I'm On		Chorus states " that's the same road that I'm on." Not anywhere in the song is the title referenced at all. - Jack
4 Non Blondes		What's Up?		The singer never asks "What's up?" Instead, she asks "What's going on?" - Brian Kelly
5 Seconds of Summer		Try Hard		They do sing "try" and "hard" in the same phrase, but not together. The line goes "And she makes me feel, makes me feel / Like I try, like I try, like i'm trying too hard again". - Ariana Grande mocha swirl
666		Apocalypse		Apocalypse is not in the lyrics - weirdkid106
6ix9ine		Gooba		Close, but the rapper says "gobble" in the chorus. - JohnHowarth
6ix9ine		Trollz		No mention of trolls - JohnHowarth
6ix9ine		Gummo		Another rap song where the title is nowhere to be seen. - JohnHowarth
The 88		At Least It Was Here		I can't count the reasons I should stay./One by one, they all just fade away. (Note: Theme song from "Community".) - Brian Kelly

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