此曲為有「鄉村音樂第一夫人 ( First Lady of Country Music ) 」稱號的Tammy Wynette由其1976的同名專輯中所釋出的單曲，在告示牌鄉村榜勇奪第1名，也是Wynette個人第15首的冠軍曲。

1966，24歲的Tammy Wynette獨自帶著3個孩子搬到了「鄉村音樂之都 – 田納西州的那許維爾 (Nashville)」，為的是想找唱片公司簽約，一圓自己成為鄉村歌星的夢。但在經過幾家唱片公司的試唱後均被「打槍」，之後來到了Epic唱片公司，製作人Billy Sherrill原本也只是想應付應付她，但當聽了Wynette試唱那首《Apartment No. 9》後，Sherrill決定和Wynette簽約。由此開始，Wynette之後在鄉村音樂界大放異彩，Sherrill當然是Wynette的「伯樂」和「貴人」。而此首《'Til I Can Make It on My Own》也是由Wynette和Sherrill及另位George Richey三人共同創作完成。

Tammy Wynette & Billy Sherrill

歌曲述說的是男女分手後，女方一時無法適應，還需要一些時間來「斷、捨、離」，直到一切都可以由自己來。看來，這位女主角之前都將男友當成是生活寄託和「工具人」？忽然無可依靠時就哀哀叫了？！女人當自強呀！

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… This song came along at a time when I really
Needed the song to help me through some troubled times
And at a time when I really believed in what I was writing
So the song is special to me

… I'll need time to get you off my mind
And I may sometimes bother you
Try to be in touch with you
Even ask too much of you from time to time
… Now and then
Lord, you know I'll need a friend
Till I get used to losing you
Let me keep on using you
Till I can make it on my own
… I'll get by
But no matter how I try
There'll be times you know I'll call
Chances are my tears will fall
And I'll have no pride at all, from time to time
… But they say
Oh, there'll be a brighter day
But till then, I'll lean on you
That's all I mean to do
Till I can never make it on my own
… Surely someday, I'll look up and see the morning sun
Without another lonely night behind me
Then I'll know I'm over you and all my crying's done
No more hurting memories can find me
… But till then
Lord, you know I'm gonna need a friend
Till I get used to losing you
Let me keep on using you, till I can make it on my own
Till I can make it on my own