It's about her lover at the time, Graham Nash. "We don't need no piece of paper from the City Hall, keeping us tight and true" is Mitchell's way of saying she doesn't need (nor want) to get married. She famously rejected Nash's marriage proposal.
It's about her lover at the time, Graham Nash. "We don't need no piece of paper from the City Hall, keeping us tight and true" is Mitchell's way of saying she doesn't need (nor want) to get married. She famously rejected Nash's marriage proposal.