The lyrics and the video are

based

on a short story by Del James

called Without You. The story is

part

of a collection called The

Language

Of Fear, which was brought back to

market in 2008 after being out of

print. The new version of the book

contains an intro by Axl Rose, who

wrote: "Del James has a personal

knowledge of most of the

situations

he writes about, and has a love of

the gutter from having been

there."

James contributed lyrics to 2

Guns

N' Roses songs: The Garden and

Yesterdays, and has directed

several music videos.