10.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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