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wrapped up like a douche 

one of the most commonly misinterpreted rock lyrics in the last century. the actual lyric is "revved up like a duece, another runner in the night", but it really sounds like "wrapped up like a douche", the song is "Blinded by the Light" by Bruce Springsteen.

the lyric is also commonly mistaken as:

Wrapped up like a douche, another runner in the night

Wrapped up like a douche, another rubber in the night

Wrapped up like a douche, you know the ruler in the night

Wrapped up like a douche, in the middle of the night

Wrapped up like a douche, another boner in the night

Wrapped up like a douche, an utter rotor in the night

wrapped up like a douche, you know the rotor in the night

wrapped up like a douche, another rumor in the night

Wrapped up like a douche, a little odor in the night

Wrapped up like a douche, a bad odor in the night.

Wrapped up like a douche, and a stoner in the night

Wrapped up like a douche, spitting in the night

Wrapped up like a douche, another mother in the night

Wrapped up like a douche, you know a runnin' in the night

Wrapped up like a douchebag, for the Roman in the night

Revved up like a douche, another loaner in the night

Racked up like a douche, ya gonna run around the night

Washed up like a douche, breaking a rubber in the night

Revved up like a douche and turned her over in the night

Ripped off like a douche, another owner in the night

cracked up like a douching, and a roamer in the night

Refresh your douche, its smellin funky in the night

Ripped up like a douche, into the rotor of the night

Turning loose like a douche, like the roadrunner tonight

ripped up like a douche until he rolled her in the night

Rev up like a douche and go a roller in the night

Wrecked up like a douche, another boner in the night

Wrapped up my big douche, killed a runner last night

Woke up like a douche, you know i rolled her in the night

Wake up with a douche in the middle of the night

Woke up like a douche-bag in the middle of the night

Swept up like a douche with motorola in the night

Red duck like a douchebag and discarded in the night

revved up my big Dodge and did a runner with his wife

Caught up at the juice bar in the middle of the night

Revved up like a Roto-Rooter rollin' in the night

With a dildo in my face and cheese wheel in my butt

Rap duck like a Goose and Have a lunar in the night

Look up to the north and see big dipper to the right

Eyes were shot out by a laser in a fight

Wracked up like a duece, another runner in the night

wrapped up like a deuce you know the roamer in the night

Cut loose like a deuce another runner in the night

Dressed up like a dude, another runner in the night

Sucked up by the juice, you know the runner in the night

Dressed up like a duece, a ruler of the night

Revved up like a deuce, another rover in the night

Set it up like a deuce and they rolled it in the night

Wrapped up like an edition of the ruler in the night

Sucked up by the juice, you know the runner in the night

Held up like a loofah by the foreman of the night

Caught up in the noose thats swinging in the night

wrapped up like a do chin in the middle of the night

shot loose like a goose, another runner in the night

Wrapped up like a duke in the ordinary night

Dressed up like a duke, another rumor in the night

hung up like a goose, another runner in the night

Racked up like hooter, in the middle of the night

racked up like a deuce in a momentary flight

rabbit wants some juice, like a donut in the night

messed up like a demon that was roaming in the night

Dressed up like a dude, you know, the roamer in the night

Set up like a loser only come back wearin tights

Racked up like a moose, that's been run over in the night

Wrapped up like a dude, sha na na, reuben in delight

Wrapped up like ol' tuscon on a rubber-ended night

Cut loose like a goose, another roamer in the night

Wrapped up , la la la, she was a loner in the night

Slapped up like a motor in the anus of the night

Wracked up by the goosin' and the runner in the night

Wrapped up in the noose like a boner in the night

Revved up with the juice, another router in the night

Wrapped up like a deuce ya know the roter in the night

Wrecked up like a goose, in the middle of the night

Took off like the Juice, another runner in the night

Wrapped up like a deuce, another roller in the night

Throw up blah blah blah in the middle of the night

Revved up like a dude, she ain't no rover in the night

Cut loose like a goose from the spirit of the night

Wrapped up like a deuce, a holy roller in the night

Rapping like the duke, you know, the rumor in the night

wake up like a dachshund in the middle of the night
"don't move the dial, I can't wait until I hear Bruce say 'wrapped up like a douche' again"

wrapped up like a douche 

as mentioned previously, it is one of the most commonly mishear lyrics. However, the song which this is misheard in is Mansfred Mann's version. It sounds exactly like douche even when you learn that it is deuce though. Bruce Springsteen originally wrote the song as "cut loose like a deuce..." and sang it saying deuce not douche.
"Turn it up, I like to hear Mansfred Mann pronounce deuce like shit"
"I'm gonna sing douche because it is funnier and I was almost raised on it"

wrapped up like a douche 

One who is ridiculously preoccupied with trivial matters and therefore cannot be bothered with meaningful information from other, less douchey people.
"I tried to get her attention about the house being on fire, but she's wrapped up like a douche watching The O.C."

wrapped up like a douche 

Add this misinterpretation to protocoldroids's list:
Wrapped up like a deuche, another odor in the night.

blinded by the light...wrapped up like a douche in the runner in the night 

it means...1. dude this is so cool...2. What happends when Prefontaine is running in his tighty whities at 2:30 am with a pack of stray grey-eyed wolves through the forest.
Blinded by the light...wrapped up like a douche in the runner in the night

douchelite 

An individual who surpasses douch status.
A douchelite is an individual who drives a foreign vehicle that is a soft top convertible bearing a large Harley Davidson sticker and does not ride.
A motorcycle rider wearing socks and sandals.
An individual who wears full leather gear while driving a beat up car.
douchelite by nicajima December 15, 2009
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