 It was originally intended to be Bush's first 12-inch single, but its disappointing sales performance caused plans for the 12" to be cancelled.The song's lyrics are about a bungled bank robbery as told by a fearful and paranoid perpetrator.As Bush stated; 
"It's about amateur robbers who have only done small things, and this is quite a big robbery that they've been planning for months, and when it actually starts happening, they start freaking out.