The song tells the story of unreturned love. Carlos Meléndez, writer for "El Nuevo Dia", gave a positive feedback of the song because it had an orchestra feel to it. Meléndez also enjoyed the use of the string instrument. Ilan Stavans and Harold Augenbraum named the song a "mariachi bolero" in their book. Mario Tarradell of "The Dallas Morning News", agreed to this statement and said that it was a "mournful mariachi-style ballad".