i used to think that van halen's panama was called cannonball. it was until i was about 16 that i realized my mistake.
A childhood belief about misheard lyrics

others believed things like this
- I believed that the breed of dog called Boxer was called that because they could stand up and box.Anon
- I used to believe that people from Holland were called "Hollish", like people from Poland are called "Polish"— Sally
- I used to think that adult kangaroos were called Kangas and that child kangaroos were called Roos. Anon
- At the age of around five, I realized that my mum's and dad's names were not mum and dad!— yelloworpurple
- I was 14 when i realized that nectarines were not shaved peaches— tim
- When I was a kid I loved to eat onion rings, until I realized that they were made with onions.— Beth Pärssinen