Songs About Life and Brighter Things Yet XLVIII
I seldom mean a single thing I say, or (as the phrase goes) sing; But if it sounds both bright and true, I like to think I think I do.
Samuel Hoffenstein
I seldom mean a single thing I say, or (as the phrase goes) sing; But if it sounds both bright and true, I like to think I think I do.
In four quick lines, the speaker cheerfully admits that his words—especially his songs—rarely carry one fixed meaning. The parenthetical “(as the phrase goes)” makes the admission feel casual, as if he is shrugging at the whole idea of singing.
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