Frey had also said that the writing of the song was inspired by the boldness of Steely Dan's lyrics and its willingness to go "out there", and thought that the song they wrote had "achieved perfect ambiguity."
Frey juga mengatakan bahwa penulisan lagu tersebut terinspirasi oleh keberanian lirik Steely Dan dan kemauannya untuk pergi "di luar sana", dan berpikir bahwa lagu yang mereka tulis telah "mencapai ambiguitas sempurna.