 Writing in "Rolling Stone", Ken Tucker used the song as an example of Knopfler's penchant for mixing clever lines with prosaic ones.Tucker gives as an example the clever line "I need a little water of love" followed by "You know it's evil when you're living alone," which Tucker considers a silly line.Writing in "Billboard", Cary Darling praised the song's lyrics but criticizes the easy listening arrangement which "fails to grab the listener."