Hall Tom T Secondhanded Flowers Lyrics

Secondhanded Flowers Lyrics

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."