The Things We Can and Cannot Keep

Up the drive, 'round a corner
 Stand atop of the front porch staring
 At the swing that used to hold
 Your end of the day thoughts
 There's the old cherry trees and the neighbor who knows
 Every grandchild's name
 Even sewed them some clothes for Christmas
 You remember that Christmas
 What can we carry, what will stay with us
 What'll shine like gold when the story's told
 Some things will tarry, some will return to dust
 There are things we can and things we cannot keep
 Well, I was young and he was in high school
 In the band he played all the marches
 Circle girls, boys and their solos
 Dancing our hearts like an auction
 We're for sale and we're cheap and we'll sing you a jingle
 Oh "heart" seems to be the wrong word for a soul
 It's crazy how we try to find solace
 What can we carry, what will stay with us
 What'll shine like gold when the story's told
 Some things will tarry, some will return to dust
 There are things we can and things we can't
 There are things we can and things we can't
 Innocence like a bottle spun
 Sacred stones in careless hands
 Building up our cityscape
 We write our names on a plot of land
 Oh, where will we go, and who will we be
 And what, if anything, can we carry?
 What'll shine like gold when the story's told
 Some things will tarry, some will turn to dust
 There are things we can and things we can't
 What can we carry, what will stay with us
 What'll shine like gold when the story's told
 Some things will tarry, some will return to dust
 There are things we can and things we can't
 There are things we can and things we can't
 There are things we can and things we cannot keep