The song was part of the album The Turn Of A Friendly Card, released by Alan Parsons Project in 1980. The song featured Eric Woolfson on vocals, with the song reaching no 15 in the Billboard Top100. The song also features Alan Parsons on back-up vocals. The lyrics of the song focuses on the essence of time for everyone. That you can't get it back once its gone. This is one of the saddest songs in the era. It reminds us that personal relationship with family and friends is the most important in life.