in the greenday song ' watsername' the song goes "thought i ran into u down on the street/then it turned out to only be a dream" i was convinced it said "then it turned out to only be a freak!"
i still think my version sounds better.
A childhood belief about misheard lyrics

others believed things like this
- I used to believe the Metallica song "Trapped Under Ice" said "I turned down the rice."— Erik Z.
- When my brother was little he heard the song "Le Freak" by Chic (Ahhh, freak out!) like this: Ahhh, free cow!Anon
- I used to believe that all Street-Lamps were turned off at Midnight.Anon
- I used to believe that there where little mice the the street lights that turned them on and off.Anon
- The song "Reverend Blue Jeans" turned out to be "Forever in Blue Jeans." Who would have believed that?— music lover
- When I first heard Bruce Springsteen's song, "Born in the USA," I thought that the song was "Porn in the USA"Anon