Who will take care of the old gray house Now that the family has moved away Underneath the weight of its history Underneath the limb of the favorite shade tree What shall we preserve? Who will record the lived-in years Who will unearth all the memories there Shrinking in the rain and cracking in the sun One by one the bricks of a chimney undone What shall we preserve? What should we keep? What should we keep? What should we keep? What shall we keep? What should we keep? And for how long? And for whom? Let the moss roll in let the vines grow wild Let the earth reclaim its exhausted child 'Til all that remains is the outline of the stones A memory of itself in the woods all alone What shall we preserve? What should we keep? What should we keep? What should we keep? What shall we keep? What should we keep? And for how long? And for whom? What should we keep? What should we keep? What should we keep? What shall we keep? What should we keep? And for how long? And for whom?