 J. Randy Taraborrelli , the author of Madonna : An Intimate Biography , called the song , along with " You 'll See " , as one of " the most sombre songs [ Madonna ] has ever recorded . " Tirzah Agassi from The Jerusalem Post felt the song is " much more shallow " than " You 'll See " . Adam Graham from The Detroit News called the song " a sparse acoustic ballad " on which Madonna warmed up her pre @-@ Evita pipes . Writing for the website TheBacklot.com in 2012 , Louis Virtel ranked the song at number 84 on " The 100 Greatest Madonna Songs " , saying that the song is " nothing more than a guitar and Madonna 's torch @-@ song trilling , and it 's more effective than anything you 've heard out of Taylor Swift 's mouth in the past five years " . Rikky Rooksby , author of The Complete Guide to the Music of Madonna was critical of the song . He panned the lyrics , saying they were " bland " and felt that Madonna 's singing " lacked confidence and improvisation needed to make this kind of [ song ] really come alive " . 
