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 but 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 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