Former keyboardist/guitarist for the band and co-songwriter Jim Peterik told Songfacts: "It wasn't about my life as much as a friend of mine who had a girlfriend – really a play pal throughout their growing up years – and never thought it could be anything more than that.
Jim Peterik, former keyboardist/guitarist of the band, shared that it wasn't about his personal life but rather a friend who had a girlfriend – a close companion from their youth – and never envisioned anything more than that.