During the winter of 1976, it became a hit by the Amazing Rhythm Aces on their 1975 album Stacked Deck.

It also teaches a second moral lesson, prompting the listener to consider the effects of negative personal influences in the lives of others, especially within the context of close relationships.

In the song, a husband accepts the blame for introducing his wife to a lifestyle of alcohol and partying through her desire to change him by doing what pleased him.

He describes her previously as a "good girl" and an "angel," with "Amazing Grace" as her favorite song.

But after suffering neglect from his devotion to many late nights out drinking, over time she herself falls harder to the power of his bad habits and ultimately leaves him.