In the eleven months between the recording of Retired Boxer and Continued Story, Daniel Johnston had been expanding his reach with local live performances in Austin, Texas.

[6] These appearances featured Johnston performing newly written non-album material such as 'I Live My Broken Dreams'[7] and 'The Marching Guitars'.

[8] About a month following his appearance on MTV in August, Johnston stopped playing live shows;[9] a decision referenced in the track 'Running Water Revisited.'

Fowley had organized for The Texas Instruments to act as Johnston's backing band and paid for the sessions but was largely uninvolved, only entering the studio on one occasion.

[10] Sonically, the album showcases a more rock-oriented sound than that found in Johnston's earlier music,[12] and is particularly stylized in the indie rock or pop-rock styles.

2',[14] and the year afterwards, Kathy McCarty included the song as the final track on her 'Dead Dog's Eyeball' album; which is made up entirely of Daniel Johnston covers.