See the tree, how big it's grown. grown
But friend friend, it hasn't been too long, it long
It wasn't big. big
I laughed at her and she got mad, mad

The first day that she planted it, was just a twig.
twig
Then the first snow came and
And she ran,
Out ran out to brush the snow away so
So it wouldn't die. die

Came runnin' in all excited, excited
Slipped and almost hurt herself and
And I laughed till I cried.
cried
She was always young at heart, heart

Kinda dumb and kinda smart and I loved her so. so
And I surprised her with a puppy, puppy
Kept me up all Christmas Eve two years ago.
ago
And it would sure embarrass her, her

When I came in from workin' late 'cause
'Cause I would know, know
That she'd been sittin' there and cryin'
Over some sad and silly late, late show. show

And honey, Honey, I miss you. you
And I'm bein' good. good
And I'd love to be with you, you
If only I could. could

She wrecked the car and she was sad, sad
And so afraid that I'd be mad, but mad
But what the heck. heck
Though I pretended hard to be, be

Guess you could say say, she saw through me and
And hugged my neck.
neck
I came home unexpectedly, unexpectedly
And caught her cryin' needlessly in

In the middle of the day. day
And it was in the early spring, spring
When flowers bloom and robins sing, she sing
She went away. away

And honey, Honey, I miss you. you
And I'm bein' good. good
And I'd love to be with you, you
If only I could. could

One day while I was not at home, home
While she was there and all alone, the alone
The angels came. came

Now all I have is memories of Honey. Honey
And I wake up nights and call her name.
name
Now my life's an empty stage, stage
Where Honey lived and Honey played and

And love grew up. up
And a small cloud passes overhead, overhead
And cries down on the flower bed that
That Honey loved. loved

And see the tree tree, how big it's grown, grown
But friend friend, it hasn't been too long, it long
It wasn't big. big
And I laughed at her and she got mad, mad

The first day that she planted it, was just a twig.
[Fade.]

[HONEY]
[Written by: Robert Russel
Performed by: Bobby Goldsboro
Appears on: Greatest Hits-1970, AM Gold: 1968 (Various Artists)-1990,
The Best of Bobby Goldsboro: Honey-1991, The Ultimate Collection-2007, et al.] twig