A Tender Look At Love

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
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 and kinda smart i loved her so
And i surprised her with a puppy kept me up all christmas night 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 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


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 when i wasn't home when she was there and all alone the angels came
Now all i have is memories of honey and i wake up nights and call her name
Yes 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
I laughed at her and she got mad the first day that she planted it was just a twig

Let me be a little kinder
Let me be a little blinder
To the faults of those about me
Let me praise a little more

Let me be when i am weary
Just a little bit more cheery
Think a little more of others
And a little less of me

Let me be a little braver
When temptation bids me waiver
Let me try a little harder
To be all that i should be

Let me be a little meeker
With the brother that is weaker
Let me think more of my neighbor
And a little less of me

Let me be when i am weary
Just a little bit more cheery
Let me serve a little better
Those that i am striving for

Let me be a little meeker
With the brother that is weaker
Think a litle more of others
And a little less of me

With pen in hand you signed your name
Today at five i'll be on that train
And you'll be free and i will be alone
So alone

If you think we can't find the love we once knew
If you think i can make everything up to you
Then i'll be gone and you'll be on your own
On your own

Can you take good care of johnny
Can you take him to school everyday
Can you teach him how to catch a fish
And keep all those bullies away

Can you teach him how
To whistle a tune
Can you tell him about the man in the moon

If you can do these things then maybe he won't miss me
Maybe he won't miss me

And tonight as you lay in that big lonely bed
Can you look at the pillow where i laid my head
With your heart on fire will you have no desire to kiss me
And to hold me
And if you can forget all the good times we had
If you can think that the good times don't outweigh the bad
Then sign your name and i'll be on my way
On my way

You followed me to texas you followed me to utah
We didn't find it there so we moved on
Then you went with me to alabam
Things look good in birmingham
We didn't find it there so we moved on

I know you're tired of following my elusive dreams and schemes
For they're only fleeting things my elusive dreams

You had my child in memphis
Then i heard of work in nashville
But we didn't find it there so we moved on
To a small farm in nebraska
To a gold mine in alaska
We didn't find it there so we moved on

Now we've left alaska because there was no gold mine
This time only two of us moved on
Now all we have is each other and a little memory to cling to
And still you won't let me go on alone

I know you're tired of following my elusive dreams and schemes
For they're only fleeting things my elusive dreams

And i wake up in the morning with my hair down in my eyes and she says hi
And i stumble to the breakfast table while the kids are going off to school, goodbye.
And she reaches out and takes my hand and squeezes it and says how you feeling hon?
And i look across at smiling lips that warm my heart, and see my morning sun.

And if that's not loving me, then all i've got to say,
God didn't make the little green apples, and it don't rain in indianapolis in the summer time.
And there's no such thing as dr. seuss or disney land and mother goose, no nursery rhymes.
God didn't make the little green apples, and it don't rain in indianapolis in the summer time.
And when myself is feeling low, i think about her face and go and ease my mind.

Sometimes i call her up, at home, knowing she's busy.
And ask her if she can get away, meet me and maybe we can grab a bite to eat.
And she drops what she's doing and she hurries down to meet me, and i'm always late.
But she sits waiting patiently, and smiles when she first sees me, because she's made that way.

And if that ain't loving me, then all i've got to say,
God didn't make the little green apples, and it don't snow in minneapolis when the winter comes.
And there's no such thing as make-believe, puppy dogs or autumn leaves, no bb guns.
God didn't make the little green apples, and it don't snow in minneapolis when the winter comes.