Do we think anybody would notice? Ella Langley‘s latest single “Choosin’ Texas” is already the biggest song of her career, and is on its way to becoming the biggest song of 2026 in ANY genre. After being released on October 7th, the track debuted at #37 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, launching all the way to #7 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, both of which were career-highs for the “you look like you love me” singer. And by December 2nd, it became Langley’s first career #1 hit on the Hot Country Songs chart, becoming the fastest solo female song to reach the top 10 at US Country Radio this decade, taking just eight weeks to crack the Top 10. The meteoric rise has only continued, and on Monday, February 9th the song hit #1 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 chart, while Ella also became the first woman ever to triple up and score #1s on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs, Country Airplay and Hot 100 chart simultaneously. The smash hit has now spent five weeks atop the Hot 100, extending Langley’s lead for the longest-running hit by a female country singer. Additionally, she’s now just the second woman to hold a #1 hit on the Hot 100 this decade, joining Olivia Rodrigo’s “Driver’s License,” which spent eight weeks on top in 2021. Pretty impressive. Of course the song’s popularity has been driven in part by TikTok, with over 200,000 videos on the platform featuring the official sound and untold thousands more featuring the song. But not all of them get the lyrics right… Chances are, you’re probably familiar with the REAL words to the song: “She’s from Texas, I can tell by the way He’s two steppin’ ’round the room And judgin’ by the smile that’s written on his face There’s nothin’ I can do It doesn’t take a crystal ball to see A cowboy always finds a way to leave Drinkin’ Jack all by myself He’s choosin’ Texas, I can tell” But as it turns out, those lyrics aren’t what everybody hears when they listen to the song. There are a couple of “misheard” versions that are going around on TikTok – and they give the song a whole new (and generally NSFW) meaning: @mavaldez.tx Now I can’t unhear it #countrymusic #ellalangley #choosintexas #cowboy #jackdaniel ♬ Choosin’ Texas – Ella Langley Yeah, that’s not at ALL what she said. And that’s not the only reimagined line that people are sharing: @mavaldez.tx Replying to @rileymfer or whatever Ella Langley said! #ellalangley @Ella Langley ♬ Choosin’ Texas – Ella Langley Completely ruined the song for me. Seriously, I can’t scroll TikTok now without seeing somebody butchering the lyrics: @natejohnson0021Texas doesn’t sound too fun AT ALL.♬ Choosin’ Texas – Ella Langley @skylerridner5Weird flex but okay♬ original sound – Colin @jmariebtst She’s so real #ellalangley #choosintexas #forted ♬ original sound – ricardo111177 (Those lyrics should be “I’m eastbound and down and I can’t help but cry, ’cause I-40 gets lonelier with every mile,” just in case you aren’t familiar). As it turns out, Ella is familiar with the “misheard” lyrics, and discussed the trend during an appearance on This Past Weekend with Theo Von. And she even revealed that her dad is a fan of the “I can’t help but cry cause I farted” videos. But apparently the alternative lyrics present another from for Ella: She’s afraid she’s accidentally going to sing them during a live show. “I fear that a lot. I really do. Cause I have the thing about me where it’s like I have one specific thing I should not say and then I’m accidentally going to probably say it. I don’t know why.” It seems like Ella got a kick out of all the memes sharing the misheard lyrics, admitting that it’s helped the popularity of the song: “I think that it’s it’s whatever people want to do with the song, you know? And once I put it out there, it’s like who knows what could happen. And I like I said, this is what’s going to keep songs alive.” And as she admits, some of them sound pretty accurate: “It does sound too close. It does sound real close to that. I think it does. It does. And that like I’ll get songs stuck in my head and parts to it and I just have that right there stuck in my head like on repeat over and over again now.” The good thing is I doubt anybody would notice…and even if they did, they’d probably just think their ears are playing tricks on them. But maybe she should try it out sometime and see if the crowd catches on. The post Ella Langley Admits She’s Afraid She’s Going To Slip Up & Accidentally Sing TikTok’s Alternative Lyrics To “Choosin’ Texas” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.