Hi
I also hear a bit of a Jason Mraz 'I'm Yours' influence.
It's a good first effort. The best moment is the 'wildflowers ripped form the cracks in the sidewalk' which is good as it is the 'hook' of the song. The change in tune (sounds like you are switching to a major 6th maybe?) really helps push the line and the lyric stands out more than most of the rest of the songs lyrics.
Overall I think there were too many verses. They are somewhat weaker than the chorus (lyrically and melodically) yet more of the song was given over to the verse. I would've probably removed a verse completely - the song is already >4 mins so you wont lose anything - and then perhaps even lose a second in favour of another chorus, solo or break. You have basically 3 verses before the first chorus (OK you can argue that the 3rd one is a break into the chorus, but the guitar arrangement is largely the same so its not enough of a change to give some movement to the listener). You could cut that to 2. You really want to be getting into that chorus ASAP.
Another 'trick' is what the Beatles used to do - start with the chorus. In this case, I think you wouldn't want to start with the 'full' chorus, but perhaps just replace the acoustic intro with the last 4 bars of the chorus, without vocals. That will mix up the long first minute a bit and give a hint to the listener at what is to come.
It will be interesting to hear your future stuff. Once you have written a song, be cruel to it - mess around with the arrangement, the structure until it is the best it can be.