He clearly references Dante when he says "I would walk through a blazing fire if I knew you were on the other side." In the Divine Comedy, Dante walks through the fire wall in purgatory before he meets Beatrice, a girl he met and fell in love with in his youth, but who died young (the girl Dylan is writing about also appears to be dead). Beatrice then guides Dante through heaven. This is why I think he might be referencing Dante/Beatrice again when he says "a life time with you is like some heavenly day."
I noticed a Dante Reference or two.
He clearly references Dante when he says "I would walk through a blazing fire if I knew you were on the other side." In the Divine Comedy, Dante walks through the fire wall in purgatory before he meets Beatrice, a girl he met and fell in love with in his youth, but who died young (the girl Dylan is writing about also appears to be dead). Beatrice then guides Dante through heaven. This is why I think he might be referencing Dante/Beatrice again when he says "a life time with you is like some heavenly day."