Elephant Ears Songtext
von Jimmy Wayne

She was nine years old
Going on grown
Shuffled around
From home to home

And no matter what
Wherever she went
She carried with her
A stuffed elephant

And her new family knew
She was afraid to say, I love you
′Cause she thought she'd have to move away again someday
So she clutched her little friend
As they tucked her in and then
Said, it′ll be okay
All you have to say


Is elephant ears
That'll be our code
When you can't say, I love you
But you want someone to know
Sometimes it′s what you see
And not just what you hear
So all you have to say
Is elephant ears

Well, they loved that girl
Like she was their child
A sad little face
Became a big smile

And years passed by
Well, they turned to gray
She took care of them
′Til they passed away

And in their home sweet home
She wondered all alone
With memories lining the halls from wall to wall

And in their old bedroom
Her elephant heirloom
Was sitting on a shelf
And she said to herself


Elephant ears
That'll be our code
When you can′t say, I love you
But you want someone to know
Sometimes it's what you see
And not just what you hear
So all you have to say
Is elephant ears

She stared at their photograph
Reminiscing all the years
Then catches her reflection
And her eyes fill up with tears
Oh, she cried until she laughed
When she realized instead
That her lips were forming the words
I love you
When she said

Elephant ears
That′ll be our code
When you can't say, I love you
But you want someone to know
Sometimes it′s what you see
And not just what you hear
So all you have to say
Is elephant ears