See the tree
How big it's grown
But friend, it hasn't been too long
It wasn't big
And 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 runnin' in all excited
Slipped and almost hurt himself
And I laughed till I cried

He was always young at heart
Kinda dumb and kinda smart
And I loved him so
And I surprised him with a puppy
Kept me up all Christmas Eve two years ago
And it would sure embarrass me

When he'd come in from working late '
Cause he'd always know
If I'd been sittin' there and cryin' 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

He wrecked the car and he was sad
And so afraid that I'd be mad but what the heck
Though I pretended hard to be
Guess you 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 while I was not at home
And he was there
And all alone the angels came
Now all I have are memories of honey
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 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 him and he got mad
The first day that he planted it
It was just a twig