[2] The lyrics describe a dialogue between a grandfather and grandson, with the elder man warning the younger about the perils of relationships with women: "Poor old granddad, I laughed at all his words / I thought he was a bitter man; he spoke of women's ways."

Lane regularly performed the song at concerts and on radio shows throughout his solo career until he retired from the music business in 1993, due to bad health.

Rod Stewart covered the song on his 1998 solo album When We Were the New Boys in tribute to the recently deceased Lane.

Included in the recording, and featured in the video, were drummer Travis Barker of Blink-182, bassist J Bonner, and keyboardist Kevin Bivona of The Transplants.

[22] American indie rock band Manchester Orchestra performed a version of the song in July 2013 for The A.V.

[citation needed] Folk act Redbird included a version on their album Live at the Cafe Carpe.