Rev. James Cleveland - Give Me My Flowers Lyrics

give me my flowers
while i yet live
so that i, i, i can see the beauty
that they bring

friends and loved ones
may give me flowers
when i'm sick?
or on my sick bed
but i'd rather have
just one tulip right now
than a truck load of roses
when i'm dead

speak kind words to me
while i can hear them
so that i, i, i can hear the beauty
that they bring