George Jones – Second Handed Flowers (Guitar)

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I was working in Miami for a day or two

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I decided I'd look up a girl that I once knew

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I bought some flowers and went to see a girl I used to know

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The lady at her door said she had married long ago

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Times will change and towns will change but there I was alone

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When suddenly I wondered would Susie be at home

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So with the flowers in my hand I walked toward her gate

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Someone touched me on the arm and said you'll have to wait

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Then I noticed there were people standing in a line

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Some of them were holding pretty flowers just like mine

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They explained that Susie had been in an awful crash

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Doctors said that she had just a little while to last

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When I walked into her room I felt the sense of shame

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But I heard Susie whisper I'm awfully glad you came

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She had been the girl that I had always gone to see

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When someone that I cared for had been untrue to me

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I handed her the flowers and she gently kissed my hand

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She said don't be embarrassed for you know I understand

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I said goodbye and as I bent to kiss her fevered brow

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I heard her whisper thank you for the second handed flowers