The Last Time I Saw Richard Lyrics

Lyric discussion by lizardofoz 

Cover art for The Last Time I Saw Richard lyrics by Joni Mitchell

This song makes me cry. The narrator truly believes these days of lonliness are only temporary, that it's just a phase and that one day her helpless romanticness will no longer hinder her into getting into healthy relationships.

But the listener can see her life is set. She will be stuck in this rut of hopeless cafe days forever.

I don't think it is supposed to be ~set in stone that she is hopeless. I think it depends on the listener.