With characteristic bluntness, singer/songwriter Jo Dee Messina says that this was a song she definitely related to at the time she recorded it. And it was the whole "You know what? I'm outta here, I deserve better than this" strength of this song that caught her interest. "Not in an arrogant sense, but everyone deserves to be treated well, and everyone deserves to be happy. And I love that this song was like, You know what? I'm never looking back. See ya! You've given me the runaround, I really deserve better than that. Everyone does. So I love the strength in this song, and the whole, 'I'm going to take care of me.'"

This was written by Phil Vassar (and country scribe Rory Michael Bourke), who started out in Nashville as a songwriter before releasing his self-titled debut album in 2000. Vassar included his rendition on his 2006 album, Greatest Hits, Vol. 1.

I am using Phil's version for my recording.