 The song is not a typical love song, but rather a song about a breakup of a marriage where the loss of the relationship is "no sacrifice".Although the single was successful, John did not tour Europe in both 1989–1990 to support the "Sleeping with the Past" album (with the exception of one appearance in Knebworth Park on 30 June 1990) touring only in the US and Australia.The 1989 European tour was, instead, in support of the "Reg Strikes Back" album, with no material representing "Sleeping with the Past".