I Just Came Home to Count the Memories John Anderson

[Verse 1]
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 cared about is gone now
But the mem'ries still remain

[Verse 2]
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 you think
That he could almost read my mind
That 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

[Chorus]
I just came home to count the memories
That I've been carrying in my mind
Just came home to count the memories
Of a better day and time