Tom T. Hall - Second Handed 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 embarra**ed; 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."