Q: hi bill. i originally thought the lyrics to JoJo - "Too little too late"" at the end of the chorus were "And be real, it doesn't hurt anyway...", and as a result that part of the song always hit me like a truck and felt so much more meaningful. but recently i discovered that the actual lyrics are "To be real, it doesn't matter anyway" and now i'm sad because i can't unhear those very inferior lyrics.
A: here's the thing, unless you've met the original songwriter, i don't believe you have any way of knowing what the real lyric is supposed to be. lyrics found on the internet go out of their way to be wrong. i think they might even hire people to make sure they're wrong.