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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, but 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 working late, 'cause i would know, that she'd been sittin' 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'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 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 are 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 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, 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

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Artist: gary puckett & the union gap