I always thought the Motels were singing, "Only the lonely, only the lonely get laid" instead of "can play." It didn't make sense to me at all, because how can they be lonely if they're getting laid so much?
A childhood belief about misheard lyrics
others believed things like this
- I believe animals are our best friends. When we are sad or we feel lonely, they are there to support us.— Rosa Saito
- I used to believe that cows laid beef, like the way chickens laid eggsAnon
- i thought chickens laid peanuts.
— pikl - When I was little I believed rabbits laid eggs. Anon
- The Easter Bunny laid eggsAnon
- I used to believe that horses laid eggs. No one ever corrected me...— kelly