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She was 9 years old, goin' on grown |
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Shuffled around from home to home |
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And no matter what, wherever she went |
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She carried with her a stuffed elephant |
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And her new family knew she was afraid to say |
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I love you' |
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Cause she thought she'd have to move away again someday |
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So she clutched her little friend as they tucked her in and then |
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Said it'll be okay, all you have to say is |
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Elephant ears |
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That'll be our code |
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When you can't say |
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I love you |
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But you want someone to know |
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Sometimes it's what you see and not just what you hear |
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So all you have to say is elephant ears |
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But they loved that girl like she was their child |
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A sad little face became a big smile |
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And years passed by while they turned to grey |
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She took care of them 'til they passed away |
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And in their home sweet home she wondered all alone |
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Where memories lined the halls from wall to wall |
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And in their old bedroom her elephant heirloom |
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Was sittin' on the shelf and she said to herself |
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Elephant ears |
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That'll be our code |
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When you can't say |
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I love you |
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But you want someone to know |
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Sometimes it's what you see and not just what you hear |
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So all you have to say is elephant ears |
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She stared at the photograph reminiscing all the years |
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Then catches her reflection and her eyes fill up with tears |
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Oh, she cried until she laughed when she realized instead |
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That her lips were forming the words |
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I love you |
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When she said |
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Elephant ears |
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That'll be our code |
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When you can't say |
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I love you |
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But you want someone to know |
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Sometimes it's what you see and not just what you hear |
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So all you have to say is elephant ears |
