[1] See the tree,
how big it's grown
But friend,
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
[2] Then the first snow came
and she ran out
To brush the snow away
so it wouldn't die
Came runnin'
in all excited
slipped and almost hurt herself
And I laughed till I cried
[1] She was always
young at heart
Kinda dumb
and kinda smart
and I loved her so
And I surprised her
with a puppy
Kept me up all Christmas Eve
two years ago
[2] And it would sure
embarrass her
When I came in
from workin' late
'cause I would know
That she'd been sittin there
an' cryin'
Over some sad and
silly late, late show
[1] And Honey, I miss you
And I'm bein' good
And I'd love to be with you
If only I could
[2] She wrecked the car
and she was sad
And so afraid
that I'd be mad,
but what the heck
Though I pretended hard to be
Guess you could say
she saw through me
and hugged my neck
[1] I came home unexpectedly
And caught her cryin' needlessly
in the middle of the day
And it was in the early spring
When flowers bloom
and robins sing,
she went away
[2] And Honey, I miss you
And I'm bein' good
And I'd love to be with you
If only I could
[1] 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
[2] Now my life's an empty stage
Where Honey lived,
and Honey played
and love grew up
And a small cloud passes over head
And cries down
on the flower bed
that Honey loved
[1] And see the tree,
how big it's grown
But friend, it hasn't been too long,
it wasn't big
And I laughed at her,
she got mad
The first day
that she planted
it, was just a twig
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