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2002 #22 album The Great DivideWriters: Bernie Taupin, Matthew Serleticduet with Willie NelsonCounted the stars on the 4th of JulyWishing we were rockets bursting into the skyTalking about redemption and leaving things behindAs the sun sank west of the Mendocino County LineScarce as Monday morning feeling washed awayI orchestrated paradise, couldn''t make you stayYou dance with the horses through the sands of timeAs the sun sinks west of the Mendocino County LineI have these pictures and I keep these photographsTo remind me of a timeThese pictures and these photographsLet me know, I''m doing fineI use to make you happy, once upon a timeBut the sun sank west of the Mendocino County LineThe two of us together felt nothing but rightFeeling we''re immortal, every Friday nightLost in our convictions, lips stained with wineAs the sun sank west of the Mendocino County LineI have these pictures and I keep these photographsTo remind me of a timeThese pictures and these photographsLet me know, I''m doing fineI use to make you happy, once upon a timeBut the sun sank west of the Mendocino County LineI don''t talk to you too much these daysI just thank the Lord pictures don''t fadeI spent time with an angel, just passing throughNow all that''s left is this image of youCounted the stars on the 4th of JulyWishing we were rockets bursting in the skyTalking about redemption and leaving things behindI have these pictures and I keep these photographsTo remind me of a timeThese pictures and these photographsLet me know, I''m doing fineWe use to be so happy once upon a timeOnce upon a timeBut the sun sank west of the Mendocino County LineAnd the sun sank west of the Mendocino County LineMendocino County LineMendocino County LineMendocino County Line