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Herb Pedersen wrote it in 1972, when he was about 20, in the same week as "Old Train", after returning from a long tour and being asked to go out for nine more weeks. He told Bluegrass Today's Irene Kelley it grew out of an argument about touring. John Duffey called him asking for material and Pedersen sent a cassette with both songs; Duffey wanted both, and Starling got a demo in Los Angeles. Tom Gray said it was among the best-received songs the Scene ever did. Johnny Rivers recorded it on Road (1974), reportedly with Ronstadt on harmony, which we could not verify.

There are two studio versions: the 1974 Old Train recording at 3:31 with Starling singing lead, and a 5:13 version on the 2014 album, billed as featuring John Starling; Making a Scene says Dudley Connell sang lead with Starling and others on the chorus, while Wikipedia lists Starling, Rickie Simpkins on fiddle and Chris Eldridge on guitar as guests. We cannot say which one our upload is. Setlist.fm lists it as the band's most-played song, 39 plays across 209 setlists, ahead of "Old Train" (34). Peter Cooper and Eric Brace covered it with Mike Auldridge on a Master Session recording.