Mendocino County Line

Sung by: Lee Ann Womack & Willie Nelson
Written by Bernie Taupin and Matt Serletic.
From "The Great Divide" CD

Wishing we were rockets bursting into the sky.
Talking about redemption and leaving things behind,
As the sun sank west of the Mendocino County line.
As fierce as Monday morning feeling washed away,
I orchestrated paradise, couldn’t make you stay.
You dance with the horses through the sands of time,
As the sun sinks west of the Mendocino County line.

I have these pictures and I keep these photographs,
To remind me of a time.
These pictures and 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,
Feeling near immortal every Friday night.
Lost in our convictions, left stained with wine,
As the sun sank west of the Mendocino County line.

I have these pictures and I keep these photographs,
To remind me of a time.
These pictures and 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.


Counted the stars on the 4th of July,
Wishing we were rockets bursting into the sky.
Talking about redemption and leaving things behind:

I have these pictures and I keep these photographs,
To remind me of a time.
These pictures and these photographs,
Let me know I’m doin’ fine.
We used to be so happy once upon a time,
Once upon a time,
But the sun sank west of the Mendocino County line.

And the sun sank west of the Mendocino County line.

The Mendocino County line.

The Mendocino County line.

The Mendocino County line.

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