The song is a first-person narrative that tells of a girl dying on the road after a car accident.

The song was written by Marshall, with the addition of Bob Bannister (guitar, violin) and Glen Thrasher (drums).

The lyrics are a first-person narrative about a young woman dying on the side of a road after a car accident.

[1] It alternates between the scene of the woman dying as her friend stands over her, and the conversation that took place moments prior to the accident.

[5] The song was re-recorded by Cat Power in December 1994 with guitarist Tim Foljahn and drummer Steve Shelley, and was placed on her debut album, Dear Sir (1995).