See the
tree,
how big it's grown
But friend, it hasn't been too long
It wasn't big
An d I laughed at him
And he got mad the first
day that he planted it
It was just a twig
Then the first snow came
And he ran out to brush the snow away
So it wouldn't die
Came run ning in all excited
Slipped and almost hurt himself
And I laughed till I cried
He was always young at heart
Kinda dumb, kinda smart
And I loved him so
And I surprised him with a puppy
Kept us up all Christmas Eve
Two years ago
And it would sure embarrass me
when he'd come in from workin' late
Cause he'd always know
If I'd been sittin' there cryin' over
some sad and silly late, show
And honey, I miss you
And I'm being good,
and I'd love to be with you,
if only I could.
He wrecked the car and he was sad,
and so afraid that I'd be mad.
But what the heck?
Though I pretend it hard to be
Guess he could say he saw through me
And hugged my neck
He came home unexpectedly
And caught me crying needlessly
In the middle of the day
And it was in the early spring
when flowers bloom
and robins sing, he 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 when I was not around
and he was there all alone
The angels came
Now all I have are memories of hon ey
And I wake up nights and call his name
Now my life's an empty stage
Where honey lived and honey played
And love grew up
And a small cloud passes overhead
And cries down on the floor,
baby, that honey love
And see the tree, how big it's grown
But friend, it hasn't been too long,
it wasn't
And I laughed at him
when he got mad the first
day that he planted it.