NPR's Ann Powers describes the song as "a bitter anthem" and states that on this song, as with "Born in the U.S.A.," "Glory Days", and 2008's "Girls in Their Summer Clothes," "Springsteen brings out big emotions and then demands we drop the delusions that often accompany them."
NPR's Ann Powers beskriver sangen som "en bitter hymne", og fastslår, at på denne sang, som med "Born in the U.S.A.", "Glory Days" og endda 2007's smukke "Girls in Their Summer Clothes", "Springsteen bringer store følelser og så kræver vi at droppe de vrangforestillinger, der ofte ledsager dem."