Yes literally it can be seen as a love song between a man and a woman.
But a lot of the lyrics elude to a certain type of relationship: the relationship between mankind, and mother nature. When you listen to the song imagine that Tim is singing to mother nature, and the entire song will make sense.
This is a song of a relationship in which mankind wants to do good to mother nature, however, ultimately, it is in his natural to do the opposite.
Like many RA songs this has many meanings.
Yes literally it can be seen as a love song between a man and a woman.
But a lot of the lyrics elude to a certain type of relationship: the relationship between mankind, and mother nature. When you listen to the song imagine that Tim is singing to mother nature, and the entire song will make sense.
This is a song of a relationship in which mankind wants to do good to mother nature, however, ultimately, it is in his natural to do the opposite.