Second Handed Flowers

I was working in miami for a day or two

I decided i'd look up a girl that i once knew

I bought some flowers and went to see a girl i used to know

The lady at her door said she had married long ago



Times will change and towns will change; there i was alone

And suddenly i wondered, "would susie be at home?"

So with the flowers in my hand, i walked toward her gate

Someone touched me on the arm and said, "you'll have to wait."



Then i noticed there were people standing in a line

And some of them were holding pretty flowers just like mine

They explained that susie had been in an awful crash

Doctors said that she had just a little while to last



When i walked into her room, i felt a sense of shame

But i heard susie whisper, "i'm awfully glad you came."

She had been the girl that i had always gone to see

When someone that i cared for had been untrue to me



I handed her the flowers and she gently kissed my hand

She said, "don't be embarrassed; you know i understand."

I said, "goodbye" and as i bent to kiss her fevered brow

I heard her whisper, "thank you for the second handed flowers."


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