▁very ▁power less ness ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁w om ank ind " ▁on ▁the ▁song . ▁The ▁Village ▁Vo ice ▁writer ▁Mil es ▁Marshall ▁Lewis ▁comm ended ▁Charlie ▁Hunter ▁for ▁his ▁guitar ▁work ▁and ▁D ' Ang elo ▁for ▁his ▁lyr ical ▁subst ance ▁on ▁the ▁song , ▁writing ▁that ▁its ▁lyr ical ▁narr ative ▁" can ▁actually ▁be ▁dig ested ▁and ▁em otion ally ▁felt , ▁sad ly ▁rare ▁for ▁Hot ▁ 9 7 ▁R & B ". ▁Sp in ▁magazine ' s ▁David ▁Pe is ner ▁wrote ▁that ▁the ▁song ▁suggests ▁" a ▁gu y ▁who ' s ▁seen ▁love ' s ▁nast y ▁side ". ▁The ▁G W ▁H atch et ▁called ▁it ▁" in sp iring ", ▁The ▁Austin ▁Chron icle ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁" slow ▁and ▁measured ", ▁and ▁Ex c laim ! ▁c ited ▁" The ▁Root " ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁V ood o os ▁" fin est ▁moments ", ▁and ▁noted ▁the ▁song ' s ▁" ex quis ite ▁res ignation ". ▁ ▁Cred its ▁and ▁personnel ▁Cred its ▁adapted ▁from ▁album ▁book let ▁l iner ▁notes . ▁▁ ▁Produ ced ▁by ▁D ' Ang elo ▁ ▁All ▁vocals ▁performed ▁by ▁D ' Ang elo ▁ ▁V ocal ▁and ▁musical ▁arrang ements ▁by ▁D ' Ang elo ▁ ▁Bass ▁and ▁guitar : ▁Charlie ▁Hunter ▁ ▁All ▁other ▁instruments : ▁D ' Ang elo ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 2 0 0 0 ▁songs ▁Category : D ' Ang elo ▁songs <0x0A> </s>