see the tree how big it s grown but then it hasn t been too long it wasn t big you laughed at me and i got mad the first day that i planted it was just a twig then the first snow came and i ran out to brush the snow away so it wouldn t die came runnin in all excited slipped and almost hurt myself and you laughed til you cried yes you were always young at heart kinda dumb and kinda smart and i loved you so you surprised me with a puppy kept me up all christmas eve two years ago and you could sure embarrass me when you came in from workin late cause you would know that i d been all alone and cryin over some sad and lonely late late show and honey i miss you too and i know you re bein good and i d love to be with you if only i could i wrecked the car and i was sad and so afraid that you d be mad but what the heck all afternoon you stormed around but i knew how to cool you down i hugged your neck  you came home unexpectedly and caught me cryin needlessly in the middle of the day and it was in the early spring when flowers bloom and robins sing i went away and honey i miss you too and i know you re bein good and i d love to be with you if only i could one day when you were not at home while i was there and all alone the angels came guess you thought it strange of me to leave the way i did that day it was a shame but now your life has just begun and even though you miss me hon you must go on and when a small cloud passes overhead and cries down on the flower bed you ll know you re not alone and see the tree how big it s grown but then it hasn t been too long it wasn t big