It seems that as this song progresses, he turns from being with her to (suddenly) not being with her.
At the beginning everything seems fine. He mentions that he didn't see the chinaberry tree. The chinaberry tree is the one that will break them apart. Because chinaberry trees are poisonous, and they sprout at places you don't want them.
He also sings that everything is heavenly, and that a life withouth the you-person is hard to picture.
So everything is fine, you can hear that by the music and the wonderful lead guitar but suddenly, the mood darkens.
"For the remainder of the war" could mean that "you" left because of something in the past, and he couldn't let that go carelessly away, because he cares and is there. This is proven by him describing sleeping problems, sadness and a need for someone who cares.
It seems that as this song progresses, he turns from being with her to (suddenly) not being with her.
At the beginning everything seems fine. He mentions that he didn't see the chinaberry tree. The chinaberry tree is the one that will break them apart. Because chinaberry trees are poisonous, and they sprout at places you don't want them. He also sings that everything is heavenly, and that a life withouth the you-person is hard to picture.
So everything is fine, you can hear that by the music and the wonderful lead guitar but suddenly, the mood darkens.
"For the remainder of the war" could mean that "you" left because of something in the past, and he couldn't let that go carelessly away, because he cares and is there. This is proven by him describing sleeping problems, sadness and a need for someone who cares.