Helpless Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Hilde 

Cover art for Helpless lyrics by Neil Young

I wonder if it is about the town he grew up in (I think he is from Ontario) and he feels ambivalent towards what he considers his home and wanting to leave.

I wonder if it was about a dying lonely town in which he felt trapped. The "town" could also be symbolic of a bad time in his life-just throwing out ideas

Any other thoughts?

I agree. It is a town that is his foundation. The place he is little Neil. I think we all have them. We go back and we turn 10 years old again. We just can't stay. We have to move on, be who we were intended to be. We need this place and we need to visit it every so often to remind ourselves of who we are and where we came from. It is a respite to moving on. We leave something we love because there is something better and...

Love your words on this, mikedclovis. Absolutely true.