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.

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 cried.

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
And it would sure embarrass her
When I came in from workin'
late 'cause I would
know.

That she'd been sittin'
there and cryin'
Over some sad and
silly late, late show.
And honey, I miss you
and I'm bein' 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'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.

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 bein' 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'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 flower bed
that honey loved.

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
and she got mad
the first day that
she planted it
was just a twig

Bobby Goldsboro.