The song was written by noted pop and country songwriter Randy Goodrum.

The song became the singer's first top 40 hit, reaching #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in summer 1978.

It proved even more popular with adult contemporary radio stations, spending three weeks at #1 on the Easy Listening chart that same year.

[3] To date, this is Johnson's highest-charting single on the Pop and Adult Contemporary charts.

The song has become a well-known American 1970s soft rock single that continues to be played on radio stations.