"Honey" Lyrics

Words and music by Bobby Russell

See the tree? how big it's grown
But friend, it hasn't been too long, it wasn't big...
I laughed at her, 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 runnin' in all excited
Slipped and almost hurt herself and i laughed 'til 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, 2 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 an' 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 cryin' 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 at 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 over head,
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, she got mad...
The first day that she planted it was just a twig...