[1] A review of the song from AllMusic stated: "Williams kicks up a little mud here with a chunky guitar riff tempered by a dash of dark menace, especially when paired with the opening attention grabber, 'Baby, sweet baby/You're my drug/Come on and let me taste your stuff.'

A nasty sexual air permeates the track, enhanced by Williams' breathy vocal, imbued with a sinister swagger as the band obliges with a steadily pulsing low-down groove.

The mood lightens considerably in the chorus as Williams' voice, bolstered by high harmony backing vocals from Gary Louris, rises up with the determination of a stalker, digging in her heels, resolved to wait her lover out.

11 of the best Lucinda Williams songs, writing "The toxic elixir of a no-good partner seeps through this dark and delirious grunge tune.

Completely overtaken by this person, Lucinda ideates their presence with palpable yearning; their absence seems to result in a potentially lethal chemical imbalance.