George Jones — Second Handed Flowers

[Verse 1] 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 [Verse 2] Times will change and towns will change, but there I was alone When 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" [Verse 3] Then I noticed there were people standing in a line Some of them were holding pretty flowers just like mine They explained that Susie had been in an awful crash The doctors said that she had just a little while to last [Verse 4] 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 [Verse 5] I handed her the flowers and she gently kissed my hand She said, "Don't be embarrassed, for 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"