The Things We Can And Cannot Keep by Alli Rogers
The Things We Can And Cannot Keep lyrics
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 will 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
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
Innocence like a bottle spun
sacred stones in careless hands
building up our cityscape
we write our names on a plot of land
where will we go, who will we be
and what, if anything, can we carry?
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