i used to think the song line, 'i can see clearly now the rain has gone' actually said 'i can see deidrie now lorraine has gone' lucky blighter.
A childhood belief about misheard lyrics

others believed things like this
- My dad thought when he was little, rain was caused by army guys in the clouds with rain guns. — Daughter of the Weird
- I used to believe I could control the weather by singing rain rain go away or blowing the clouds away.— Shannon
- I believed that the rain would melt everything...I was terrified to go outside in the rain! — Cris
- I used to think that the song"Stayin Alive" said "Staying In Line" like at school when I was little. — MacKenzie
- I used to think that the line in the song "Life in the Fast Lane" was "Fights in the Bat Plane".Anon
- I used to think that Rain Man had something to do with Singin' in the Rain.Anon