Mother: Mary-Kate!

Ashley: Mom's calling.

Mary-Kate: Really? I don't hear anything.

Mother: Time to brush your teeth!

Ashley: You're right. I don't hear anything either.



I hear caterpillars crawling'

Through the grass so late at night

I hear the earth worms wiggling'

In the early morning light



I can hear grasshoppers walking'

On their feet so light and small

But not matter what I'm doing'

I can't hear my parents call



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I can't hear my parents call

Though they call out loud and clear

They can shout until they're hoarse

It will never reach my ears

If they're shouting' in the summer

If they're screaming' in the fall

Any season, any reason

I can't hear my parents call



I can always hear the secrets

That my parents try to keep

I can hear them late at night

When they think that I'm asleep

When they're whispering' in the basement

I can hear them in the hall

But when they want to get me

I can't hear my parents call



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They took me to the doctor

She wired up my ears

I heard the softest sound

That anyone could hear



She gave me a certificate

It's hanging on my wall

It says my ears are great

I just can't hear my parents call



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