HONEY

B. Goldsboro



See the tree how big it's grown
But friends it hasn't been too long
It wasn't big
I laughed at her and she got mad
The first day that she planted it
Was just a twig
Then the first snow came
And she ran out to brush the snow away
So it wouldn't die
Came running in all excited
Slipped and almost hurt herself
And I laughed till I cry
She was always young at heart
Kind of dumb and kind of smart
And I loved her so.
And I surprised her with a puppy
Kept me up on Christmas Eve, two years ago
And it would sure embarrass her
When I came in from working late
'Cause I would know,
That she's been sitting there
And crying over some sad
And silly late late show
And Honey, I miss you
And I'm being good
And I'd love to be with you
If only I could.
She wrecked the car and she was sad
And so afraid that I'll be mad
But the heck
Though I pretended hard to be
Guess you could say she saw through me
And hugged my neck
I came home, unexpectedly
And caught her crying needlessly
In the middle of the day
And it was in the early spring
When flowers bloom and robins sing
She went away
And Honey, I miss you
And I'm being good
And I'd love to be with you
If only I could.
One day, while I was not at home
While she was there and all alone
The Angels came.
Now all I have is memories of Honey
And I wake up nights and call her name
Now my life is an empty stage
Where Honey lived and Honey played
And love grew up.
And a small cloud passes overhead
And cries down on the flower bed that honey loved.
And see the tree how big it's grown
But friends it hasn't been to long
It wasn't big
And I laughed at her and she got mad
The first day that she planted it
Was just a twig

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