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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