 The verses follow the chord progression of Am9—Cmaj7/G—Fmaj7—C6/G—Fmaj7.The chorus features a Neapolitan chord (Bb).The song ends on a Picardy third (change from Am to A)

The music video, directed by Bob Giraldi, features the story of Richie as a theater and acting teacher having a seemingly unrequited love for a blind student (Laura Carrington) until he discovers she shares the feeling as demonstrated by the discovery that she is sculpting a likeness of his head, but in clay.