Hello in There

Had an apartment in the city

Me and Loretta like livin' there

It's been years since the kids have grown

Lives of their own

Left us alone

John and Linda live in Omaha

Joey's somewhere on the road

We lost Davie in the Korean War

Still don't know what for

Don't matter anymore

You know old trees just grow stronger

Old rivers grow wider every day

But old people, they just grow lonesome

Waiting for someone to say, "Hello in there, hello"

Me and Loretta, we don't talk much now

She sits and stares at the back-door screen

All the news just repeats itself

Like some forgotten dream

That we'd both seen

Someday I'll go and call up Rudy

We worked together at the factory

What'll I tell him if he asks "What's new?"

"Nothing, what's with you?

Nothing much to do"

You know old trees just grow stronger

Rivers grow wider every day

But old people, they just grow lonesome

Waiting for someone to say, "Hello in there, hello"

So if you're walking down the street sometime

Spot some hollow ancient eyes

Please don't pass them by

And stare like you didn't care

Say, "Hello in there, hello"

Say, "Hello in there, hello"