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 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"