Music critic David Browne, writing for Entertainment Weekly, observed that the song's subject tied into a recurring theme on Come On, Come On of "women caught between tradition and contemporary roles who realize that the solution lies with their own inner resolve".
Music critic David Browne, writing for Entertainment Weekly, noted that the song's subject aligned with a recurring theme on Come On, Come On of "women trapped between old customs and modern positions who understand that their salvation comes from within."