Tom: B
Introdução: G
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I saw roses choking in the grass flaking paint in a broken window pane
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A mailbox barely standin' by the driveway, I can almost read the name
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A swing set and forgotten toys where little girls and boys played happy games
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Everything I ever cared about is gone now but the memories still remain
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And the old man from the house across the street asked how's it goin' and I said fine
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The expression on his face would make me think that he could almost read my mind
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That Johnson boy from down the road was asking if the kids could comе and play
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Lord, I wish I could have told him yes but I just said I guess son not today
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I just camе home to count the memories I've been counting in my mind
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Just came home to count the memories of a better day and time
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All the birds that sang such pretty songs aren't singing like they did when we were here
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Cause there's no happiness in music if somebody isn't close enough to care
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So I picked arranged daisy from its home in the corner of the yard
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He loves me, he loves me not, I don't have to wonder anymore
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I just came home to count the memories I've been counting in my mind
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Just came home to count the memories of a better day and time
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Just came home to count the memories, guess it's time to say goodbye