For the longest my mom used to think that the lyrics to nas's "if i ruled the world " were get down nancy pearl, when they were actually black diamonds and pearls. That was the funniest thing ever. To this day i cannot listen to that song without laughing.
A childhood belief about misheard lyrics

others believed things like this
- I thought the world was black and white because of all the smoke from the bombs in Second World War.— Bjoern
- I used to believe that Michael Jackson and Nancy Kerrigan were the same person. No idea why.— Diana
- when i was little i used to think Americas Funniest Home videos was fake— wendy
- in the song with the lyrics "take your passion" my sister used to always think it was "take your pants off"— Steped
- I thought snow had diamonds in it because it sparkles when the sun hits it.— Giselle
- I thought that old movies were black and white because the world was black and white then. — K