I May Be Wrong
Embracing Imperfection: Finding Marvel in Mistakes
Lyrics
I may be wrong but I think you're wonderful
I may have some doubts, but I believe you are wonderful.
I may be wrong but I think you're swell
Despite potential uncertainties, I think you're excellent.
I like your style say, I think it's marvelous
I appreciate your way of doing things; in fact, I find it marvelous.
I'm always wrong so how can I tell
Acknowledging a tendency to be wrong, expressing difficulty in distinguishing the truth.
Deuces to me are all aces
Referring to playing cards, where twos are valuable (deuces to me are all aces).
Life is to me just a bore
Life is monotonous or dull for the speaker.
Faces are all open spaces
People's expressions are vast empty spaces, possibly implying emotional distance.
You might be John Barrymore
Suggesting the listener might possess qualities associated with the actor John Barrymore.
You came along say I think you're wonderful
Expressing admiration for the person entering the speaker's life.
I think you're grand but I may be wrong
Admiration continues, with acknowledgment of the speaker's fallibility.
I may be wrong but I think you're wonderful
Reiteration of the belief that the person is wonderful.
I may be wrong but I think you're swell
Reaffirming the positive opinion despite potential uncertainties.
I like your style say, I really think it's marvelous
Reinforcing admiration for the person's style as marvelous.
I'm always wrong so how can I tell
Acknowledging a consistent tendency to be wrong, highlighting the challenge of accurate judgment.
Deuces to me are all aces
Repeating the metaphor of playing cards, emphasizing the speaker's perspective on their value.
Life is to me just a bore
Reiterating a sense of life's dullness or lack of excitement for the speaker.
Faces are all open spaces
Emphasizing a perception of people's faces as emotionally vacant spaces.
You might be John Barrymore
Continuing the suggestion that the person might possess qualities associated with John Barrymore.
You came along say I think you're wonderful
Expressing admiration once again for the person's wonderful qualities.
I think you're grand but I may be wrong
Reiterating the speaker's fallibility while expressing admiration for the person.
You said that Edison would never make that light
Referencing historical figures (Edison, Franklin) to illustrate past instances of being wrong.
You laughed at Mr. Franklin with his key and kite
Highlighting historical ridicule (laughing at Franklin's experiment) as an example of the speaker's fallibility.
The point of the song is I'm always wrong
Declaring the central theme of the song: the speaker's consistent tendency to be wrong.
But with you baby I'm oh so right.
Contrasting the usual state of being wrong with the exception of being right with the mentioned person.
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