This is a beautiful love song describing the development of the singer's relationship with a new lover from its inception through its maturity.

First the lover appears without explanation or question one morning next to his bed.

The second verse is often ridiculed and parodied for its use of the word "brang," but it is excusable - songwriters make up words all the time for lyrical purposes.

The third verse looks back on how the love of this person has guided the singer "on a road that was thorned and narrow."

What isn't clear is whether the love is still current or has passed him by, once again. Being Neil Diamond, there is a good chance it has passed him by, yet again.

The chorus celebrates how people complement each other to complete each other.

The guitar is somewhat reminiscent of "If You Could Read My Mind" by Gordon Lightfoot, and assuming the love is lost, the song is in the same spirit.