According to the The Dance Songfacts, the inspiration for the song was a scene from the movie Peggy Sue Got Married. Co-writer Tony Arata writes on his website, "Kathleen Turner discovers she can't alter one aspect of her past without affecting the rest. No one gets to pick their memories, thankfully."

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