Poor Little Rich Boy
Regina Spektor Lyrics

Poor little rich boy
A wealthy young man who feels unhappy and unsatisfied with his life

All the couples have gone
All the happy couples who were keeping him company have left him alone

You wish that they hadn't
He wishes that the couples were still there with him

You don't want to be alone
He doesn't want to deal with the feeling of loneliness

But they want to kiss
The couples are more interested in each other than him

And they've got homes of their own
They have their own lives, relationships and places to live

And you don't love your girlfriend
The rich boy doesn't actually love his girlfriend, despite thinking he should

And you think that you should but she thinks that
He thinks he should love her, but she has insecurities and low self-esteem

She's fat but she isn't but you don't love her anyway
He doesn't actually love her, regardless of her appearance

And you don't love your mother
He doesn't truly care for his mother, even though he knows he should

And you know that you should
He understands that he has a sense of obligation to love his mother

And you wish that you would but you don't anyway
He desires to feel love towards his mother, but he can't seem to make himself do it

Oh the world is okay
The world may be fine, but he still feels unsatisfied

The water runs off your skin
He is experiencing a mundane, everyday routine such as taking a shower

And down into the drain
The water is going to a waste drain lower than the shower

You're reading Fitzgerald
He is reading a classic work of literature by F. Scott Fitzgerald

You're reading Hemingway
Another noteworthy writer whose words he's reading

They're both super smart
The authors are very intelligent people

And drinking in the cafes
Imagery of characters sipping beverages and discussing their intellectual musings

You're so young
He is still young and has time to figure things out

You're so god damn young
An emphasis on how young he is, and inability to fully understand the world yet