The song was written by Fogelberg with strings arranged by Glenn Spreen.
The song is peculiar in his canon for featuring no guitar.
In 1987, Italian singer Patty Pravo recorded a cover version of the song titled "Pigramente signora" with Italian lyrics by Franca Evangelisti.
It was released as a single-sided 7-inch single[2] and achieved a top 20 chart placing in Italy.
Pravo performed it at the 37th Sanremo Music Festival, but it was not successful, finishing in 20th place[3] and sparking accusations of plagiarism.