Wow. This stirred up enough in me this morning to really send me down memory lane. I actually met my first boyfriend because HE SANG that song regularly (I know, weird that in the '90s I was with someone who rabbit-holed Dan Fogelberg at the age of 16, right?!) while playing it on piano and now that I am older I just figured out that the emotional sensitivity of it all is what got me... We were together for years, almost went to college together and did not, but stayed long-distance and everyone thought we would be together forever until I was the cold hearted bitch that ended it... Anyways, amazing writing. Thanks so much for sharing this.