 The song is a mid-tempo ballad built around the phrase "I'll walk," which is used in three different contexts within the story.In the first verse, the male narrator has an argument with his girlfriend while driving home from a high school prom, causing her to exit the car and tell him "I'll walk" (i.e., that she will walk home instead of having him drive home).In the second verse, she is struck by a vehicle as its driver could not see her while coming around a curve due to her black dress.