The instrumental backing was played by Los Angeles-based session musicians from the Wrecking Crew.

[2] In 1975, the song experienced success across the United States and Canada reaching #5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, eventually achieving one million sells.

A dirt road main street, she walked off in bare feet", and laments "It's a shame I won't be passing through again".

The song struck a chord with listeners in the sexually liberated 1970s when Johns released it.

In the years since Johns' version was released, country artists Eric Church, Waylon Jennings, and Sammy Kershaw and rock artists Joe Pernice and Fu Manchu have each released covers of the song.