You know the song "Papa Was A Rollin Stone'" by the Temptations? The verse where it says "And when he died all he left us was alone." I always thought he left them an loan (like a loan from the bank) Could never understand why they were so upset in that song.
A childhood belief about misheard lyrics

others believed things like this
- I used to think that if you were scared "half to death" that you only had one scare left before you died.— Bush Hiddenofsky
- I usd to believe that, all Americans were left handed and we all died when we reached our 100th birthday!— Greg Baron
- When I first heard Bruce Springsteen's song, "Born in the USA," I thought that the song was "Porn in the USA"Anon
- When the Queen Mother died when I was quite upset because I thought royalty did not die.— Carrie
- i thaught the michael jackson song billy jean song said Janet's not my son Anon
- We would drive by UNION BANK here in California and I would say "Onion bank!" My Mom would bust up laughing.— BINGO