Discover the story of the song > Mistaken Identity – Kim Carnes

The protagonist is singing about her partner who cheated on her and is trying to come back to her. However, she has moved on and changed her phone number to avoid him. She tells him that she is not the girl he wants her to be and that he made a mistake in thinking she still loves him. Ultimately, she reiterates that it must be a case of mistaken identity as he has the wrong idea about her.