I've always heard it was a kiss off or F-you to the band and Stephen Stills in particular. Neil was supposed to sing it, but he quit the band, again, so Richie Furay sang it. That view of the lyrics would make since, because it was one of only a few songs that Richie Furay brought with him to Poco in live concerts. Poco still performs it to this day with Rusty Young singing it when Richie's not with the band. And then Neil played his ballad version of the song live for years...
I've always heard it was a kiss off or F-you to the band and Stephen Stills in particular. Neil was supposed to sing it, but he quit the band, again, so Richie Furay sang it. That view of the lyrics would make since, because it was one of only a few songs that Richie Furay brought with him to Poco in live concerts. Poco still performs it to this day with Rusty Young singing it when Richie's not with the band. And then Neil played his ballad version of the song live for years...