We counted the stars on the Fourth of July

Wishin' we were rockets burstin' into the sky

Talkin' about redemption... leavin' things behind

As the sun sank west of the Mendocino county line



As fierce as Monday mornin' feelin' washed away

I orchestrated paradise but couldn't make you stay

You dance with horses, through the sands of time

As the sun sinks west of the Mendocino county line



Chorus:

I have these pictures

I keep these photographs

To remind me of a time

These pictures

These photographs

Let me know I'm doin' fine.

I used to make you happy

Once upon a time

But the sun sank west of the Mendocino county line



The two of us together, felt nothin' but right

Feelin' near immortal every Friday night

Lost in our convictions, lips stained with wine

As the sun sank west of the Mendocino county line



Chorus:

I have these pictures

I keep these photographs

To remind me of a time

These pictures

These photographs

Let me know I'm doin' fine.

I used to make you happy

Once upon a time

But the sun sank west of the Mendocino county line



I don't talk to you too much these days

I just thank the Lord pictures don't fade

I spent time with an angel just passing through

Now all that's left is this image of you



We counted the stars on the fourth of July

Wishin' we were rockets burstin' into the sky

Talkin' about redemption and leavin' things behind



Chorus:

I have these pictures

I keep these photographs

To remind me of a time

These pictures

These photographs

Let me know I'm doin' fine.

I used to make you happy

Once upon a time

But the sun sank west of the Mendocino county line



But the sun sank west of the Mendocino county line

But the sun sank west of the Mendocino county line