About "Without You, My Home is Just a House"

I like this song!  I always liked it, even though it took me a really long time to finish.  When it was finally done, I played it for a close friend, who said the though it was really sad.  I didn't think it was sad. I didn't intend for it to be sad.   But I put it away for a while for safe keeping, just in case it was sad and I couldn't see it.    I have nothing against sad songs, in fact, I quite like them most of the time. But this song was not supposed to be sad.

So, it came time to record "Early" and I needed another song or two, so I took it out, dusted it off, dressed it up a bit, and voila!  Maybe it is still sad for some ears, but that's okay.  I enjoy the sweet sentiment of it.  To me it sounds like spring.