Mitchell has said he and lyricist Pye Dubois didn't intend the song as a statement against drinking and driving. The lyrics indicate that the singer is in a disagreement with someone else: "You wanna have it your way and I want it mine ... All this debating goin' 'round in our blue mood" and he suggests instead of fighting, they go for a soda.
Mitchell has said he and lyricist Pye Dubois didn't intend the song as a statement against drinking and driving. The lyrics indicate that the singer is in a disagreement with someone else: "You wanna have it your way and I want it mine ... All this debating goin' 'round in our blue mood" and he suggests instead of fighting, they go for a soda.