I used to believe that Elton John was singing "If someone saved my life tonight, 'sugar bear.'"
Song: "If Someone Saved My Life Tonight"
A childhood belief about misheard lyrics

others believed things like this
- As a child I used to think that Olivia Newton-John and Elton John were married.
Boy, I was way off.— Lisa - As a child, I thought that Olivia Newton-John was Elton John's wife and Juice Newton's sister.— Connie
- When I heard "Don't Come Out Tonight(Bad Moon on the Rise), I thought they were saying Bathroom on the Right.— helen.sellers
- 'I've got candy in my ears tonight, baby'.
~Canned Heat, Jimiroquai.— Nin - I used to believe the the Elton John song, "Crocodile Rock" was about a Crocodile, named Rock.Anon
- I used to think the lyrics to Elton John's Tiny Dancer were "hold me closer Tony Danza."— kstawitz