☝️ Key Points
- Dean Martin is looking for someone who seems like an angel to him.
- He accepts that the person is not perfect, but he is willing to be with them.
- He is searching for an angel who sings love songs to him.
- Until he finds this angel, he stays with the person he sings about.
- He accepts and loves the little flaws of his partner.
Interpretation
In the song lyrics "I'll String Along with You",
Dean Martin sings about looking for someone who appears to him like an angel. He says that he knows the person he is singing about is not a real angel, but he is willing to stick with them until a true angel comes into his life.
The lyrics contain the line "You may not be an angel, 'cause angels are so few". Here, Dean Martin expresses that he recognizes that the person he is singing about is not perfect. But he is willing to accept those flaws and be with them.
He also describes that he is searching for an angel who will sing love songs to him. But until he finds that angel, he will continue to be with the person he is singing about. He says, "So until the day that one comes along, I'll string along with you".
Dean Martin also emphasizes that he accepts and loves the little faults of the other person: "The human little fault that you do have just make me love you more".
So, the song lyrics express that Dean Martin is willing to commit to someone who is not perfect, as long as he feels that person is close to him and he loves them. He is willing to stick with that person and spend time together until the right person comes into his life, whom he refers to as an "angel".