I Just Came Home To Count The Memories Lyrics - Singles - John Anderson

I saw roses choking in the grass flaking paint 

In a broken window pane 

A mailbox barely standin' by the driveway 

I can almost read the name 

A swing set and forgotten toys 

Where little girls and boys played happy games 

Everything I ever care about is gone now 

But all the memories still remain 

The old man from the house across the street asked 

How's it goin' and I said fine 

But the expression on his face would make me think 

That he could almost read my mind 

That little Johnson boy from down the road 

Was asking if the kids could come and play 

Lord I wish I could have told them yes 

But I just said I guess son not today 

I just came home to count the memories 

That I've been carrying in my mind 

I just came home to count the memories 

Of a better day and time 

And all the birds that sang a pretty song 

They aren't singing like they did when we were here 

'Cause there's no happiness in music 

When somebody isn't close enough to care 

I picked a raged 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