Just now I can't remember the circumstances of writing this song. I can tell you, though, that it's pretty much a direct memory of how it felt when I first met my wife Melodie, who sings it with me as a duet on the CD. Here's a sample of that performance. The wonderful cello on the CD (not part of the sample) is played by Leah Wyber, who also plays in the National Arts Centre Orchestra here in Ottawa.
Before we recorded it, I had made a demo version as part of trying to raise $ to make the CD. The demo is very different - no duet, and I asked Danny Artuso to play pedal steel on it. Also I recorded my vocals at about 1 in the morning, so my voice is a bit rough. Interesting, though - you can hear it here.
Here's a lead sheet of the melody line and chords. Guitarists would probably prefer to play it with the capo in the 3rd fret, so they can use fingerings in G.