Cover art for Mrs. Rita by Gin Blossoms
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Mrs. Rita Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I can see it in her letters on the paper with her pen
Her response is getting stranger, think she's coming 'round again
So tell me, Mrs. Rita, what's it say in my tarot?
Read my palm and tell me, why do lovers come and go?


[Chorus]
Is she coming 'round for me once again?
Around or was that just the end?
I just hope she's coming 'round again

[Verse 2]
I've been keeping myself busy with my books and with my tapes
And every day's much better since I've slowed my drinking pace
There's no swimming in the bottle, it's just someplace we all drown
And I lost myself in sorrow, I've lost my confidence in doubt

[Chorus]
Is she coming 'round for me once again?
Around or was that just the end?
I just hope she's coming 'round again

[Bridge]
Get in the car and drive through town
Down the block and back around
Pretending that she's there with me
We drive
Gone forever
[Verse 3]
My patience keeps me plaintive, my high hopes keep me alone
My lover's will is shaken, I wish she would just come home
So tell me, Mrs. Rita, what's it say in my tarot?
Read my palm and tell me, why do lovers come and go?

[Chorus]
Is she coming 'round for me once again?
Around or was that the end?
I just hope she's coming 'round again
Is she coming 'round for me once again?
Around or was that the end?
I just hope she's coming 'round again

[Outro]
I just hope she's coming 'round
I just hope she's coming 'round
I just hope she's coming 'round
I just hope she's coming 'round
I just hope she's coming 'round
I just hope she's coming 'round
I just hope she's coming 'round
I just hope she's coming 'round

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What did Gin Blossoms say about "Mrs. Rita"?
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In a 2009 interview Jesse Valenzuela of Gin Blossoms spoke about “Mrs. Rita,”

I used to live down the block from her (in Tempe, Arizona), right off of Maple in a little apartment, and I used to walk to the gigs and always passed her sign. It was kind of nasty and worn out. But her name is such a fun three syllables, ‘Mrs. Rita’. And I kind of liked it. So it just sort of stewed for a while. And in the past I had a terrific gentleman friend of mine, Bill. We grew up together, and he was a tarot card reader, and he used to read my cards. I never actually went to Mrs. Rita, but I loved having my tarot cards read by my friend Bill, so I just kind of put the two things together.

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Release Date
August 4, 1992
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