▁is ▁a ▁song ▁from ▁Bob ▁D yl an ' s ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁album ▁Des ire . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁closing ▁song ▁on ▁the ▁album . ▁Un like ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁songs ▁on ▁the ▁album , ▁which ▁were ▁written ▁by ▁D yl an ▁and ▁Jacques ▁Le vy , ▁" S ara " ▁was ▁written ▁sole ly ▁by ▁D yl an , ▁as ▁an ▁aut obi ographical ▁account ▁of ▁his ▁est r ang ement ▁from ▁then - w ife ▁S ara ▁D yl an . ▁It ▁was ▁recorded ▁on ▁July ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁Background ▁▁ ▁The ▁song ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁D yl an ' s ▁wife ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁and ▁the ▁song ▁all udes ▁to ▁their ▁earlier ▁relationship , ▁including ▁the ▁couple ' s ▁children ▁together . ▁In ▁his ▁book ▁Down ▁The ▁Highway : ▁The ▁Life ▁of ▁Bob ▁D yl an , ▁Howard ▁S oun es ▁quoted ▁Jacques ▁Le vy ' s ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁recording ▁of ▁the ▁song , ▁stating ▁that ▁S ara ▁was ▁present ▁at ▁the ▁studio ▁and ▁listened ▁" from ▁the ▁other ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁glass " ▁as ▁D yl an ▁played ▁the ▁song . ▁According ▁to ▁Larry ▁Sl oman , ▁D yl an ▁turned ▁to ▁S ara ▁just ▁before ▁beginning ▁the ▁song , ▁and ▁stated , ▁" This ▁one ' s ▁for ▁you ." ▁ ▁That ▁first ▁recording ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁is ▁reported ly ▁the ▁one ▁featured ▁on ▁the ▁album . ▁Bob ▁and ▁S ara ▁would ▁recon cile ▁after