You know that song "Indian Outlaw" by Tim McGraw? There's a part in the beginning that I always thought went, "All my friends call me dirt ball." Well, I heard it a few weeks ago and realized that he's saying "bear claw." I'm still not sure what he's saying.
A childhood belief about misheard lyrics

others believed things like this
- when I was little my uncle told me he was part bear. I believed people could be part bear until I was twelve. — Audrey
- When I first heard Bruce Springsteen's song, "Born in the USA," I thought that the song was "Porn in the USA"Anon
- a friend thought that the song "dirty deeds done dirt cheap" was saying "dirty deeds dunderchief"— dubs
- I thought the song "Karma Police" was actually saying "call the police" before I learned the title— Alberto Richardson
- I used to think volleyball was actually called "ball-y ball"Anon
- I thought that Indian Summer was like the weather in India.Anon