Lyrics I Just Came Home To Count The Memories - Gillian Welch , David Rawlings
I
saw
roses
choking
in
the
grass,
flaking
paint
in
a
broken
windowpane
A
mailbox
barely
standing
by
the
driveway
and
I
could
almost
read
the
name
A
swing
set
and
forgotten
toys
where
little
girls
and
boys
played
happy
games
Everything
I
ever
cared
about
is
gone
now,
but
the
memories
still
remain
And
the
old
man
from
the
house
across
the
street
asked,
"How's
it
going?"
and
I
said
"Fine"
The
expression
on
his
face
would
make
you
think
he
could
almost
read
my
mind
And
that
Johnson
boy
from
down
the
road
was
asking
if
the
kids
could
come
and
play
Lord,
I
wish
I
could
have
told
him
yes,
but
I
just
said,
"I
guess,
son,
not
today"
Just
came
home
to
count
the
memories
I've
been
counting
in
my
mind
I
just
came
home
to
count
the
memories
of
a
better
day
and
time
And
all
the
birds
that
sang
such
pretty
songs
aren't
singing
like
they
did
when
we
were
here
'Cause
there's
no
happiness
in
music
if
somebody
isn't
close
enough
to
care
So
I
picked
a
ragged
daisy
from
its
home
in
the
corner
of
a
yard
'He
loves
me,
he
loves
me
not',
now
I
don't
have
to
wonder
anymore
I
just
came
home
to
count
the
memories
I've
been
counting
in
my
mind
I
just
came
home
to
count
the
memories
of
a
better
day
and
time
I
just
came
home
to
count
the
memories,
guess
it's
time
to
say
goodbye
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