Lyrics
See the tree how big it's grown but friends it hasn't been too long
Reflecting on the growth of a tree and the passage of time.
It wasn't big
Emphasizing that the tree started as a small twig.
I laughed at her and she got mad the first day that she planted it
Recalling a moment when the speaker laughed at someone planting the tree.
Was just a twig
Describing the initial size of the planted tree as a small twig.
Then the first snow came and she ran out to brush the snow away
Narrating how the person cared for the tree during the first snowfall.
So it wouldn't die
Expressing the effort to protect the tree from the snow to ensure its survival.
Came running in all excited slipped and almost hurt herself
Recounting a moment when excitement led to a near accident, highlighting the speaker's laughter.
And I laughed till I cried
Laughing until tears at the incident, emphasizing the bond with the person.
She was always young at heart kinda dumb and kinda smart
Describing the person as youthful, with a mix of naivety and intelligence, expressing love.
And I loved her so
Affirming deep affection for the person.
I surprised her with a puppy kept me up all Christmas Eve
Revealing a past Christmas surprise involving a puppy.
Two years ago
Noting the duration since the mentioned Christmas surprise.
And it would sure embarrass her when I came home from working late
Detailing a scenario where the person would feel embarrassed due to the speaker's late return.
Cause I would know
Acknowledging the speaker's awareness of the person's emotional moments.
That she'd been sitting there and crying
Describing a scene where the person would sit and cry over a sad show.
Over some sad and silly late late show
Highlighting the emotional connection and empathy towards the person's feelings.
And honey I miss you and I'm being good
Expressing longing and the commitment to be good in the person's absence.
And I'd love to be with you if only I could
Expressing the desire to be with the person if possible.
She wrecked the car and she was sad so afraid that I'd be mad
Narrating a situation where the person wrecked a car and feared the speaker's reaction.
But what the heck
Downplaying the significance of the car incident.
Though I pretended hard to be guess you could say she saw through me
Admitting that the person saw through the speaker's pretense and hugged them.
And hugged my neck
Recalling a moment of unexpected affection from the person.
I came home unexpectedly and found her crying needlessly
Discovering the person crying without apparent reason during the day.
In the middle of the day
Emphasizing the unexpected nature of finding the person in tears.
And it was in the early spring when flowers bloom and robins sing
Setting the scene in early spring when the person went away.
She went away
Implies the departure or loss of the person.
And honey I miss you and I'm being good
Expressing continued longing and commitment to being good.
And I'd love to be with you if only I could
Reiterating the desire to be with the person if possible.
Yes one day while I wasn't home while she was there and all alone
Revealing an absence leading to a significant event involving angels.
The angels came
Describing a moment when angels came during the person's solitude.
Now all I have is memories of honey and I wake up nights
Expressing the speaker's current reality of having only memories and calling the person's name at night.
And call her name
Highlighting the ongoing impact of the person's absence on the speaker's life.
Now my life's an empty stage where honey lived and honey played
Metaphorically describing life as an empty stage where the person once lived and played.
And love grew up
Reflecting on the growth of love in the absence of the person.
A small cloud passes overhead and cries down on the flower bed
Depicting a symbolic moment with a passing cloud and tears falling on a flower bed.
Where honey loved
Connecting the imagery to the love once shared in that flower bed.
And honey I miss you and I'm being good
Expressing continued longing and commitment to being good.
And I'd love to be with you if only I could
Reiterating the desire to be with the person if possible.
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