I saw roses choking in the grass,
flaking paint, a broken window pane
A mailbox barely standing by the drive
way I can almost see the name
A swing set and forgotten toys where little
boys and girls played happy games
Everything I gave a damn about is gone,
but all the memories still re main
The old man from the house across the street asked,
how's it going, and I said, fine
But the expression on his face would make
me think he could almost read my mind
That
Johnson boy from down the road was askin'
if the kids could come an d play
Lord, wish I could have told him yes
But I just said, I guess, son, not today
I just came home to count the memories
That I've been countin' in my mind
I just came home to count the memories
From a better day and time
The birds that sing a pretty song
Aren't singing like they did
when you were here
Cause there's no happiness in mu sic if
somebody isn't close enough to care
I picked a ragged daisy from its
home out in the corner of the yard
She loves me, she loves me not,
now I don't have to wonder anymore
I just came home to count the memories
that I've been counting in my mind
I just came home to count the memories I
guess it's time to say goodbye