CANTANTE: Bobby Goldsboro

TITULO:Honey

Honey-artist: bobby goldsboro-the # 16 song of the 1960-1969 rock era-was # 1 for 5 weeks in 1968-words and music by bobby russell (who also wrote "little green apples" and -"the night the lights went out in georgia")see the tree, how big it's grown but friend it hasn't been too long it wasn't bigi laughed at her and she got mad, the first day that she planted, it, was just a twigthen the first snow came and she ran out to brush the snow awayso it wouldn't diecame runnin' in all excited, slipped and almost hurt herselfand i laughed till i criedshe was always young at heart, kinda dumb and kinda smart and i loved her soand i surprised her with a puppykept me up all christmas eve two years agoand it would sure embarrass her when i came in from workin' late 'cause i would knowthat she'd been sittin' there and cryin'over some sad and silly late, late showand honey, i miss you and i'm bein' goodand i'd love to be with you if only i couldshe wrecked the car and she was sadand so afraid that i'd be mad but what the heckthough i pretended hard to beguess you could say she saw through me and hugged my necki came home unexpectedly and caught her cryin' needlesslyin the middle of a dayand it was in the early spring when flowers bloom and robins singshe went awayand honey, i miss you and i'm bein' goodand i'd love to be with you if only i could one day while i was not at home while she was there and all alonethe angels camenow all i have is memories of honey and i wake up nights and call her namenow my life's an empty stage where honey lived and honey playedand love grew upand a small cloud passes overhead and cries down on the flower bedthat honey lovedand see the tree how big it's grown but friend it hasn't been too long it wasn't bigand i laughed at her and she got madthe first day that she planted it, was just a twigtranscribed by ronald e. hontzronhontz@worldnet.att.net