History

The song told from the perspective of the lyric I believe that the Protagonist

Protagonist

A protagonist is the main character of a literary, theatrical, cinematic, or musical narrative, around whom the events of the narrative's plot revolve and with whom the audience is intended to most identify...

 and his lover has a marriage problem and both are trying to solve.

After publication, it could achieve the success of its predecessors, this place is the first time in the German charts, but it was Cross penultimate success in the United States.

This song was used by CBS Sports for its highlights montage following the 1983 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

The guitar solo is played by Steve Lukather

Steve Lukather

Steve "Luke" Lukather is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger, and record producer best known for his work with the rock band Toto. Lukather has played with many artists, released several solo albums, and worked as a composer, arranger, and session guitarist on more than 1,500 albums...

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Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	12
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States...	3
UK Singles Chart	51
German Singles Chart	23
Swiss Singles Chart	5
Dutch Top 40	15
New Zealand Singles Chart	44
Norwegian Singles Chart	5