She was 9 yrs. old goin' on grown,
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Shuffled around from home to home,
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And no mattwe 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 scared to say 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 elephant ears
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[Chorus:]
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Elephant ears, that'll be our code,
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When you can't say I love you, 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 do is say elephant ears.
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But they loved that girl like she were 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 old elephant heirloom
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Was sitting on the shelf, and she said to herself.
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[Repeat chorus]
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She stared at their 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 and when she realized instead
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That her lips were forming the words I love you, when she said,
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[Repeat chorus]
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Elephant Ears
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Jimmy Wayne |