Honey
Goldsboro Lyrics

See the tree, how big it's grown
The tree that she planted was once very small, but now it has become big over time.

But friend it hasn't been too long
Although the tree has grown big, it hasn't been too long since she first planted it.

It wasn't big
The tree wasn't big when she first planted it, it was only a small twig.

I laughed at her and she got mad,
I made fun of her when she first planted the tree, but she got upset with me for doing so.

The first day that she planted it
The day when she planted the tree for the first time.

Then the first snow came and she ran out
When the first snow came, she ran outside to brush the snow off the tree so it wouldn't die.

To brush the snow away
She brushed the snow off the tree to protect it from dying due to the cold.

So it wouldn't die
She did everything in her power to protect the tree so it could survive the harsh winter.

Came runnin' in all excited,
She came running into the house with excitement on her face.

Slipped and almost hurt herself
While she was running back into the house, she almost hurt herself by slipping on the snow.

And I laughed till I cried
I laughed so hard that I cried after seeing her almost hurt herself.

She was always young at heart,
She had a youthful spirit and always remained optimistic.

Kinda dumb and kinda smart
She was naive in some ways, but also had moments of brilliance.

And I loved her so
I had a deep love for her and cared for her a great deal.

And I surprised her with a puppy
I gave her a puppy as a surprise gift.

Kept me up all Christmas Eve two years ago
The puppy kept me up all night on Christmas Eve two years ago.

And it would sure embarrass her
She would be embarrassed if I came home late from work and caught her crying over some sad and silly late-night television show.

When I came in from workin' late
I would sometimes come home late from work.

'Cause I would know
I would know that she had been crying over something sad and silly on the television.

That she'd been sittin' there and cryin'
She would be sitting and crying over something sad and silly on the television when I came home late at night.

Over some sad and silly late, late show
She would be crying over some emotional and ridiculous late-night television program.

And honey, I miss you and I'm bein' good
I miss her a lot, and I'm doing my best to be good without her.

And I'd love to be with you if only I could
I would love to be with her again if only it were possible.

She wrecked the car and she was sad
She had an accident with the car and was feeling upset and sad about it.

And so afraid that I'd be mad
She was so scared that I would be angry with her about the accident.

But what the heck
But despite her fear, she didn't let it hold her back.

Though I pretended hard to be
Even though I pretended to be angry with her, I wasn't really angry at all.

Guess you could say she saw through me
She could tell that I wasn't really mad at her, and I couldn't hide it from her.

And hugged my neck
She hugged me tightly around the neck to show her appreciation for me not being mad at her.

I came home unexpectedly
I unexpectedly came home early from somewhere one day.

And caught her cryin' needlessly
I found her crying for no apparent reason.

In the middle of a day
It was during the day when I came home and found her crying for no reason.

And it was in the early spring
The season when she passed away was in the early springtime.

When flowers bloom and robins sing
During this time of the year, flowers start to bloom and robins start to sing.

She went away
She passed away and left me behind with only memories.

One day while I was not at home
One day while I was away, she passed away.

While she was there and all alone
She was alone when she passed away.

The angels came
Her time had come, and the angels came to take her away.

Now all I have is memories of honey
All that remains of her now are my memories of her and the love that we shared.

And I wake up nights and call her name
At night, I would wake up and call out her name, feeling the emptiness of her absence.

Now my life's an empty stage
My life seems out of focus without her, like an empty stage without a performer.

Where honey lived and honey played
My life was once filled with her love and her presence.

And love grew up
Our love blossomed and grew over the years together.

And a small cloud passes overhead
Now and then, a small cloud will pass overhead, reminding me of her passing.

And cries down on the flower bed
The cloud releases raindrops down onto the flower bed that she loved so much.

That honey loved
This flower bed held a special place in her heart, and she loved it deeply.

And see the tree how big it's grown
The tree that she planted has grown bigger over the years.

But friend it hasn't been too long
Despite how big the tree has grown, it hasn't been too long since she first planted it.

It wasn't big
The tree wasn't always as big as it is now, as it began as just a small planting.

And I laughed at her and she got mad
I once laughed at her for planting such a small tree, and she was mad at me for doing so.

The first day that she planted it,
It was the first day when she decided to plant this tree in her yard.

Was just a twig
The tree was only just a small twig when she first planted it.