Hello In There

We had an apartment in the city

Me and Loretta liked living there

It's been years since the kids had grown

A life of their own, left us alone

John and Linda live in Omaha

And Joe is somewhere on the road

We lost Davy in the Korean War

And I still don't know what for, don't matter anymore

You know that old trees just grow stronger

And old rivers grow wilder every day

Old people just grow lonesome

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

Me and Loretta, we don't talk much more

She sits and stares through the backdoor screen

And all the news just repeats itself

Like some forgotten dream that we've all seen

Maybe I'll go and call up Rudy

We worked together at the factory

But what could I say if he asks, "What's new?"

"Nothing, what's with you? Nothing much to do"

You know that old trees just grow stronger

And old rivers grow wilder every day

Old people just grow lonesome

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

So if you're walking down the street sometime

And spot some old, familiar, ancient eyes

Please don't just pass 'em by and stare as if you didn't care

Say, "Hello in there"

You know that old trees just grow stronger

And old rivers grow wilder every day

Old people just grow lonesome

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