I used to think that in the song "Everytime you go away" by Paul Young that he was singing..."Everytime you go away you take a piece of MEAT with you". Just the thought of a man packing a suitcase with a big fat porterhouse steak is enough to crack me up now that I know the actual lyrics!
A childhood belief about misheard lyrics
others believed things like this
- I used to hear "Everytime you go away, you take a piece of Meat with you"
Makes a nice light snack I spose.— Linda - I used to believe that Steak was actually alligator meat. Anon
- My daughter thought Paul McCartney was singing "Hey Dude" instead of "Hey Jude". Anon
- Actual lyrics: "I've never been your beast of burden"
My lyrics: "I've never been your big suburban"
— Big Suburban - My mates Mum used to think Paul Weller was singing about "Eating Trifles" instead of "Eton Rifles"— Sean
- That at meetings adults sat on plastic chairs surrounding a large piece of meatAnon